nava nandÄn dvijaḥ kaÅ›cit
prapannÄn uddhariá¹£yati
teá¹£Äá¹ abhÄve jagatÄ«á¹
mauryÄ bhoká¹£yanti vai kalau
nava - nine; nandÄn - the Nandas (King Nanda and his eight sons); dvijaḥ - brÄhmaṇa; kaÅ›cit - a certain; prapannÄn - trusting; uddhariá¹£yati - will uproot; teá¹£Äm - of them; abhÄve - in the absence; jagatÄ«m - the earth; mauryÄḥ - the Maurya dynasty; bhoká¹£yanti - will rule over; vai - indeed; kalau - in this age, Kali-yuga.
A certain brÄhmaṇa [CÄṇakya] will betray the trust of King Nanda and his eight sons and will destroy their dynasty. In their absence the Mauryas will rule the world as the Age of Kali continues.
ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ« and ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura both confirm that the brÄhmaṇa mentioned here is CÄṇakya, also known as Kauá¹ilya or VÄtsyÄyana. The great historical narration ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, which began with the events prior to the cosmic manifestation, now reaches into the realm of modern recorded history. Modern historians recognize both the Maurya dynasty and Candragupta, the king mentioned in the following verse.
