SB 12.2.40 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

राजन्नेते मया प्रोक्ता नरदेवास्तथापरे । भूमौ ममत्वं कृत्वान्ते हित्वेमां निधनं गता: ॥ ४० ॥

Verse text

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O King Parīkṣit! All these kings I have described, as well as all other human beings, come to this earth and develop possessiveness, and at the end give up this world and meet their destruction.