hatvÄ kÄṇvaá¹ suÅ›armÄṇaá¹
tad-bhṛtyo vṛṣalo balī
gÄá¹ bhoká¹£yaty andhra-jÄtÄ«yaḥ
kañcit kÄlam asattamaḥ

 hatvÄ - killing; kÄṇvam - the KÄṇva king; suÅ›armÄṇam - named SuÅ›armÄ; tat-bhá¹›tyaḥ - his own servant; vṛṣalaḥ - a low-class śūdra; balÄ« - named BalÄ«; gÄm - the earth; bhoká¹£yati - will rule; andhra-jÄtÄ«yaḥ - of the Andhra race; kañcit - for some; kÄlam - time; asattamaḥ - most degraded.


Text

The last of the KÄṇvas, SuÅ›armÄ, will be murdered by his own servant, BalÄ«, a low-class śūdra of the Andhra race. This most degraded MahÄrÄja BalÄ« will have control over the earth for some time.

Purport

Here is a further description of how uncultured men infiltrated government administration. The so-called king named Balī is described as asattama, a most impious, uncultured man.