Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Canto 12, Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Verse 36 (SB 12.2.36)
SB 12.2.36 • मूल श्लोक
एतेषां नामलिङ्गानां पुरुषाणां महात्मनाम् । कथामात्रावशिष्टानां कीर्तिरेव स्थिता भुवि ॥ ३६ ॥
Transliteration
eteṣāṁ nāma-liṅgānāṁ puruṣāṇāṁ mahātmanām kathā-mātrāvaśiṣṭānāṁ kīrtir eva sthitā bhuvi
Synonyms (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.
Translation
“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.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaAlthough 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.