Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.12.6
prāyopaveśo rājarṣer
vipra-śāpāt parīkṣitaḥ
śukasya brahmarṣabhasya
saḿvādaś ca parīkṣitaḥ
SYNONYMS
prāya-upaveśaḥ — the fast until death; rāja-ṛṣeḥ — of the sage among kings; vipra-śāpāt — because of the curse of the brāhmaṇa's son; parīkṣitaḥ — of King Parīkṣit; śukasya — of Śukadeva; brahma-ṛṣabhasya — the best of brāhmaṇas; saḿvādaḥ — the conversation; ca — and; parīkṣitaḥ — with Parīkṣit.
TRANSLATION
Also described are saintly King Parīkṣit's sitting down to fast until death in response to the curse of a brāhmaṇa's son, and the conversations between Parīkṣit and Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is the best of all brāhmaṇas.
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