ये पास्यंति महीभुजः क्षितिमिमां यास्यंति भुक्त्वाखिलां नो याता न तु याति यास्यति न वा केनापि सार्द्धं धरा । यत्किंचिद्भुवि तद्विनाशि सकलं कीर्तिः परं स्थायिनी त्वेवं वै वसुधापि यैरुपकृता लोप्या न सत्कीर्तयः
ye pāsyaṃti mahībhujaḥ kṣitimimāṃ yāsyaṃti bhuktvākhilāṃ no yātā na tu yāti yāsyati na vā kenāpi sārddhaṃ dharā | yatkiṃcidbhuvi tadvināśi sakalaṃ kīrtiḥ paraṃ sthāyinī tvevaṃ vai vasudhāpi yairupakṛtā lopyā na satkīrtayaḥ
王たちはこの大地を守り、すべてを味わい尽くして去ってゆく。しかし大地は誰とも共に行かない――去った者とも、去りゆく者とも、これから去る者とも。地上の一切は滅びゆくが、ただ善き名声のみが最も久しく残る。ゆえに、大地に利益をもたらした者の清らかな誉れは決して消えない。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A contemplative king stands before the vast earth/mandala, with fading symbols of power (crown, treasury) contrasted against an inscribed pillar of enduring fame; sages gesture toward dharma as the only lasting legacy.
Possessions and rule are temporary; only dharmic fame endures—earned by protecting and benefitting the earth.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse presents a universal rāja-dharma reflection.
No specific rite is prescribed; the practical injunction is to protect the earth and act for public good, securing lasting kīrti.