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TEXT 21
tam mopayatam pratiyantu vipra
ganga ca devi dhrta-cittam ise
dvijopasrstah kuhakas taksako va
dasatv alam gayata visnu-gathah
SYNONYMS
tamhim; mame; upayatamsurrendered; pratiyantuyou may know; viprahO brahmanas; gangamother Ganges; caand; devithe demigoddess; dhrtaoffered; cittamwhose mind; iseunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dvija-upasrstahcreated by the brahmana; kuhakahsome trickery; taksakahsnake-bird; vaor; dasatulet it bite; alamnever mind; gayatachant; visnu-gathahthe holy names of Lord Visnu.'
TRANSLATION
" 'O brahmanas, 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 snakebird-or whatever magical thing the brahmana created-bite me at once. I only desire that you all continue singing the deeds of Lord Visnu.'
PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.19.15) spoken by Maharaja Pariksit while he was sitting on the bank of the Ganges expecting to be bitten by a snakebird summoned by the curse of a brahmana boy named Srngi, who was the son of a great sage named Samika. News of the curse was conveyed to the King, who prepared for his imminent death. Many great saintly persons, sages, brahmanas, kings and demigods came to see him in his last days. Maharaja Pariksit, however, was not at all afraid of being bitten by the snake-bird. Indeed, he requested all the great personalities assembled to continue chanting the holy name of Lord Visnu.
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