SB 12.6.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

SB 12.6.19 - SB 12.6.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 20

pārīkṣita iti śrutvā

prāhartvija udāra-dhīḥ

sahendras takṣako viprā

nāgnau kim iti pātyate

SYNONYMS

pārīkṣitaḥ — King Janamejaya; iti — these words; śrutvā — hearing; prāha — replied; ṛtvijaḥ — to the priests; udāra — broad; dhīḥ — whose intelligence; saha — along with; indraḥ — Indra; takṣakaḥ — Takṣaka; viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas; na — not; agnau — into the fire; kim — why; iti — indeed; pātyate — is made to fall.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

The intelligent King Janamejaya, hearing these words, replied to the priests: Then, my dear brāhmaṇas, why not make Takṣaka fall into the fire, along with his protector, Indra?

SB 12.6.19 - SB 12.6.21