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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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तं मोपयातं प्रतियन्तु विप्रा गङ्गा च देवी धृतचित्तमीशे द्विजोपसृष्टः कुहकस्तक्षको वा दशत्वलं गायत विष्णुगाथाः
taṁ mopayātaṁ pratiyantu viprā gaṅgā ca devī dhṛta-cittam īśe dvijopasṛṣṭaḥ kuhakas takṣako vā daśatv alaṁ gāyata viṣṇu-gāthāḥ
WORD BY WORD
tam for that reason; mā me; upayātam taken shelter of; pratiyantu just accept me; viprāḥ O brāhmaṇas; gaṅgā mother Ganges; ca also; devī direct representative of the Lord; dhṛta taken into; cittam heart; īśe unto the Lord; dvija-upasṛṣṭaḥ created by the brāhmaṇa; kuhakaḥ something magical; takṣakaḥ the snake-bird; vā either; daśatu let it bite; alam without further delay; gāyata please go on singing; viṣṇu-gāthāḥ narration of the deeds of Viṣṇu;
TRANSLATION
| O brāhmaṇas, just accept me as a completely surrendered soul, and let mother Ganges, the representative of the Lord, also accept me in that way, for I have already taken the lotus feet of the Lord into my heart. Let the snake-bird — or whatever magical thing the brāhmaṇa created — bite me at once. I only desire that you all continue singing the deeds of Lord Viṣṇu.
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PURPORT
| As soon as one is given up completely unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he is not at all afraid of death. The atmosphere created by the presence of great devotees of the Lord on the bank of the Ganges and Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s complete acceptance of the Lord’s lotus feet were sufficient guarantee to the King for going back to Godhead. He thus became absolutely free from all fear of death.
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