Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.36
ఏతేషాం నామలిఙ్గానాం పురుషాణాం మహాత్మనామ్ ।
కథామాత్రావశిష్టానాం కీర్తిరేవ స్థితా భువి ॥ ౩౬ ॥
eteṣāṁ nāma-liṅgānāṁ
[eteshaam naama-lingaanaam]
puruṣāṇāṁ mahātmanām
[purushaanaam mahaatmanaam]
kathā-mātrāvaśiṣṭānāṁ
[kathaa-maatraavashishtaanaam]
kīrtir eva sthitā bhuvi
[keertir eva sthitaa bhuvi]
Word-for-word
eteṣām
—
of these
nāma
—
their names
liṅgānām
—
which are the only means of remembering them
puruṣāṇām
—
of the personalities
mahā-ātmanām
—
who were great souls
kathā
—
the stories
mātra
—
merely
avaśiṣṭānām
—
whose remaining portion
kīrtiḥ
—
the glories
eva
—
only
sthitā
—
are present
bhuvi
—
on the earth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eteṣāṁ nāma-liṅgānāṁ
eteṣām
of these
nāma
their names
liṅgānām
which are the only means of remembering them
puruṣāṇāṁ mahātmanām
puruṣāṇām
of the personalities
mahā-ātmanām
who were great souls
kathā-mātrāvaśiṣṭānāṁ
kathā
the stories
mātra
merely
avaśiṣṭānām
whose remaining portion
kīrtir eva sthitā bhuvi
kīrtiḥ
the glories
eva
only
sthitā
are present
bhuvi
on the earth.
These personalities, who were great souls, are now known only by their names. They exist only in accounts from the past, and only their fame remains on the earth.
Purport
Although one may consider oneself to be a great, powerful leader, he will ultimately end up as a name in a long list of names. In other words, it is useless to be attached to power and position in the material world.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
These great personalities are now known only by their names and their stories. Thus, only their fame remains on the earth.
Of those who are known by names (nāma-liṅgānām) and remaining stories, their glories alone survive.
My note
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