eteá¹£Äá¹ nÄma-liá¹…gÄnÄá¹
puruá¹£ÄṇÄá¹ mahÄtmanÄm
kathÄ-mÄtrÄvaÅ›iá¹£á¹ÄnÄá¹
kÄ«rtir eva sthitÄ bhuvi
eteá¹£Äm - of these; nÄma - their names; liá¹…gÄnÄm - which are the only means of remembering them; puruá¹£ÄṇÄm - of the personalities; mahÄ-ÄtmanÄm - who were great souls; kathÄ - the stories; mÄtra - merely; avaÅ›iá¹£á¹ÄnÄm - whose remaining portion; kÄ«rtiḥ - the glories; eva - only; sthitÄ - are present; bhuvi - on the earth.
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.
Although 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.
