Shloka 42
कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः
Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account
एते चान्ये च भूपाला यैर् अत्र क्षितिमण्डले कृतं ममत्वं मोहान्धैर् नित्ये ऽनित्यकलेवरैः
ete cānye ca bhūpālā yair atra kṣitimaṇḍale kṛtaṃ mamatvaṃ mohāndhair nitye 'nityakalevaraiḥ
These kings—and many others besides—upon this circle of earth, blinded by delusion, fashioned the notion of “mine,” though their bodies were perishable and their time was never truly their own.
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Moral import of genealogies—what becomes of kings and their claims?
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Mamatva (‘mine-ness’) over land and power arises from moha, while the body is anitya and ownership is illusory.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Practice non-possessiveness: treat resources as stewardship, not identity; remember mortality to reduce grasping.
Vishishtadvaita: Detachment supports prapatti/bhakti by shifting dependence from transient possessions to the Lord who truly sustains the world.
Bhakti Type: shanta
FAQs
This verse frames mamatva as a delusion that even kings adopt—claiming ownership over the earth—despite the certainty that their bodies and reigns are impermanent.
By listing rulers and then emphasizing their deluded possessiveness, Parāśara uses genealogy to show that dynastic glory repeatedly dissolves, urging detachment and clearer discernment.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching implies that true sovereignty belongs to the Supreme Reality, while human kingship is temporary and cannot justify lasting claims of ‘mine.’