Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 2 Verse 40

Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.2.40

rājann ete mayā proktā

nara-devās tathāpare

bhūmau mamatvaḿ kṛtvānte

hitvemāḿ nidhanaḿ 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.

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