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

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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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