SB 12.2.42: Difference between revisions

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

SB 12.2.41 - SB 12.2.43

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 42

kathaṁ seyam akhaṇḍā bhūḥ

pūrvair me puruṣair dhṛtā

mat-putrasya ca pautrasya

mat-pūrvā vaṁśa-jasya vā

SYNONYMS

katham — how; sā iyam — this same; akhaṇḍā — unbounded; bhūḥ — earth; pūrvaiḥ — by the predecessors; me — my; puruṣaiḥ — by the personalities; dhṛtā — held in control; mat-putrasya — of my son; ca — and; pautrasya — of the grandson; mat-pūrvā — now under my sway; vaṁśa-jasya — of the descendant; vā — or.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TRANSLATION

[The materialistic king thinks:] "This unbounded earth was held by my predecessors and is now under my sovereignty. How can I arrange for it to remain in the hands of my sons, grandsons and other descendants?"

PURPORT

This is an example of foolish possessiveness.

SB 12.2.41 - SB 12.2.43

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