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Chapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class

Verse 33 of 35
SB 9.16.33

ये मधुच्छन्दसो ज्येष्ठाः कुशलं मेनिरे न तत् अशपत्तान्मुनिः क्रुद्धो म्लेच्छा भवत दुर्जनाः

ye madhucchandaso jyeṣṭhāḥ kuśalaṁ menire na tat aśapat tān muniḥ kruddho mlecchā bhavata durjanāḥ

Synonyms

yethose who; madhucchandasaḥsons of Viśvāmitra, celebrated as the Madhucchandās; jyeṣṭhāḥeldest; kuśalamvery good; menireaccepting; nanot; tatthat (the proposal that he be accepted as the eldest brother); aśapatcursed; tānall the sons; muniḥViśvāmitra Muni; kruddhaḥbeing angry; mlecchāḥdisobedient to the Vedic principles; bhavataall of you become; durjanāḥvery bad sons..

Translation

When requested by their father to accept Śunaḥśepha as the eldest son, the elder fifty of the Madhucchandās, the sons of Viśvāmitra, did not agree. Therefore Viśvāmitra, being angry, cursed them. "May all of you bad sons become mlecchas," he said, "being opposed to the principles of Vedic culture."

Purport

In Vedic literature there are names like mleccha and yavana. The mlecchas are understood to be those who do not follow the Vedic principles. In former days, the mlecchas were fewer, and Viśvāmitra Muni cursed his sons to become mlecchas. But in the present age, Kali-yuga, there is no need of cursing, for people are automatically mlecchas. This is only the beginning of Kali-yuga, but at the end of Kali-yuga the entire population will consist of mlecchas because no one will follow the Vedic principles. At that time the incarnation Kalki will appear. Mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi kara-bālam. He will kill all the mlecchas indiscriminately with his sword.

Verse 33 of 35
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