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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
एतेषां नामलिङ्गानां पुरुषाणां महात्मनाम् । कथामात्रावशिष्टानां कीर्तिरेव स्थिता भुवि
eteṣāṃ nāmaliṅgānāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ mahātmanām | kathāmātrāvaśiṣṭānāṃ kīrtireva sthitā bhuvi
SB 12.2.36