[The materialistic king thinks:] “This unbounded earth was held by my predecessors and is now under my sovereignty. How can I arrange for it to remain in the hands of my sons, grandsons and other descendants?”
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
कथं सेयमखण्डा भूः पूर्वैर्मे पुरुषैर्धृता । मत्पुत्रस्य च पौत्रस्य मत्पूर्वा वंशजस्य वा
kathaṃ seyamakhaṇḍā bhūḥ pūrvairme puruṣairdhṛtā | matputrasya ca pautrasya matpūrvā vaṃśajasya vā
SB 12.2.42