SB 12.2.40

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

SB 12.2.39

SB 12.2.41

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 40

rājann ete mayā proktā
nara-devās tathāpare
bhūmau mamatvaṁ kṛtvānte
hitvemāṁ nidhanaṁ gatāḥ

SYNONYMS

rājan—O King Parīkṣit; ete—these; mayā—by me; proktāḥ—described; nara-devāḥ—kings; tathā—and; apare—other human beings; bhūmau—upon the earth; mamatvam—possessiveness; kṛtvā—exerting; ante—in the end; hitvā—giving up; imām—this world; nidhanam—destruction; gatāḥ—met.

TRANSLATION

My dear King Parīkṣit, all these kings I have described, as well as all other human beings, come to this earth and stake their claims, but ultimately they all must give up this world and meet their destruction.

SB 12.2.39

SB 12.2.41