Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.2.40
Nirodha· Winding upEveryone Must Relinquish Their Claims
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- The kings described came to this earth and staked their claims upon it.
- Other human beings likewise make claims of possession in this world.
- Ultimately, all must give up this world and meet their destruction.
Try this today
Look at one possession today and quietly acknowledge that you cannot keep it forever.
Ask yourself
Which of my claims of ownership do I find hardest to imagine relinquishing?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.