SB 12.3.8
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 8
- mamaiveyaṁ mahī kṛtsnā
- na te mūḍheti vādinaḥ
- spardhamānā mitho ghnanti
- mriyante mat-kṛte nṛpāḥ
SYNONYMS
mama — mine; eva — indeed; iyam — this; mahī — land; kṛtsnā — entire; na — not; te — yours; mūḍha — you fool; iti vādinaḥ — thus speaking; spardhamānāḥ — quarreling; mithaḥ — each other; ghnanti — they kill; mriyante — they are killed; mat-kṛte — for my sake; nṛpāḥ — kings.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
"Political leaders challenge one another: 'All this land is mine! It's not yours, you fool!' Thus they attack one another and die.
PURPORT
This verse describes with brilliant clarity the mundane political mentality that provokes innumerable conflicts in the world. For example, as we prepare this translation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, British and Argentine military forces are bitterly fighting over the tiny Falkland Islands.
The fact is that the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of all land. Of course, even in a God-conscious world political boundaries exist. But in such a God-conscious atmosphere political tensions are greatly eased, and people of all lands welcome each other and respect each other's right to live in peace.