SB 12.1.18
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 18
- śuṅgaṁ hatvā devabhūtiṁ
- kāṇvo 'mātyas tu kāminam
- svayaṁ kariṣyate rājyaṁ
- vasudevo mahā-matiḥ
SYNONYMS
śuṅgam — the Śuṅga king; hatvā — killing; devabhūtim — Devabhūti; kāṇvaḥ — the member of the Kāṇva family; amātyaḥ — his minister; tu — but; kāminam — lusty; svayam — himself; kariṣyate — will execute; rājyam — the rulership; vasudevaḥ — named Vasudeva; mahā-matiḥ — very intelligent.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Vasudeva, an intelligent minister coming from the Kāṇva family, will kill the last of the Śuṅga kings, a lusty debauchee named Devabhūti, and assume rulership himself.
PURPORT
Apparently, because King Devabhūti was lusty after the wives of other men, his minister killed him, assuming leadership and thus beginning the Kāṇva dynasty.