Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.40
राजन्नेते मया प्रोक्ता नरदेवास्तथापरे ।
भूमौ ममत्वं कृत्वान्ते हित्वेमां निधनं गता: ॥ ४० ॥
rājann ete mayā proktā
[raajann ete mayaa proktaa]
nara-devās tathāpare
[nara-devaas tathaapare]
bhūmau mamatvaṁ kṛtvānte
[bhoomau mamatvam kritvaante]
hitvemāṁ nidhanaṁ gatāḥ
[hitvemaam nidhanam gataah]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājann ete mayā proktā
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
ete
these
mayā
by me
proktāḥ
described
nara-devās tathāpare
nara-devāḥ
kings
tathā
and
apare
other human beings
bhūmau mamatvaṁ kṛtvānte
bhūmau
upon the earth
mamatvam
possessiveness
kṛtvā
exerting
ante
in the end
hitvemāṁ nidhanaṁ gatāḥ
hitvā
giving up
imām
this world
nidhanam
destruction
gatāḥ
met.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King Parīkṣit! All these kings I have described, as well as all other human beings, come to this earth and develop possessiveness, and at the end give up this world and meet their destruction.
Personal Guidance
Every claimant on earth — kings included — eventually leaves and is destroyed. Holding this clearly is not morbid; it is sobering medicine that loosens our death-grip on possessions, positions and identities.
Reflection Questions
- What am I holding so tightly that the thought of giving it up feels like death?
- What would it be like to hold it more lightly, even today?
My note
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