Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 43


Sanskrit:

तेजोऽबन्नमयं कायं गृहीत्वात्मतयाबुधा: ।महीं ममतया चोभौ हित्वान्तेऽदर्शनं गता: ॥ ४३ ॥

ITRANS:

tejo-’b-anna-mayaṁ kāyaṁgṛhītvātmatayābudhāḥmahīṁ mamatayā cobhauhitvānte ’darśanaṁ gatāḥ

Translation:

Although the foolish accept the body made of earth, water and fire as “me” and this earth as “mine,” in every case they have ultimately abandoned both their body and the earth and passed away into oblivion.

Purport:

Although the soul is eternal, our so-called family tradition and earthly fame will certainly pass into oblivion.