SB 12.2.40
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
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.