SB 12.2.40

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

SB 12.2.39

SB 12.2.41

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

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.