The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age c5.s8: Nandas
The Purāṇa Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age c5.s8
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Nandas
c5.s8.1
As son of Mahānandin by a śūdra woman will be born a king¹⁴, Mahāpadma (Nanda¹⁵), who will exterminate all kṣatriyas. Thereafter kings will be of śūdra origin. Mahāpadma will be sole monarch, bringing all under his sole sway¹⁶. He will be 88 years on the earth¹⁷. He will uproot all kṣatriyas¹⁸, being urged on by prospective fortune¹⁹. He will have 8 sons, of whom Sukalpa²⁰ will be the first; and they will be kings in succession to Mahāpadma for 12 years.
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¹⁴ Mt says aptly, he will be ‘born as a portion of Kali’. Vā and Bḍ say, he will be ‘enveloped by Fate’.
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¹⁵ So Vṣ and Bh.
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¹⁶ Vṣ, Bh, ‘his rule will be untransgressed’.
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¹⁷ Vā, Bḍ, ‘he will protect the earth 88 (or some copies, 28) years’.
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¹⁸ Vṣ, Bh, ‘like a second Paraśu-Rāma’.
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¹⁹ Vā, Bḍ, ‘urged on by predestination’, aptly.
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²⁰ Or *Sahalya*. Vṣ *Sumātya*. Bh *Sumālya*.
c5.s8.9
A brahman Kauṭilya will uproot them all; and, after they have enjoyed the earth 100 years, it will pass to the Mauryas.