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How Parīkṣit Received the Age of Kali
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field of Kurukṣetra. All such acts of the Lord were mentioned in the addresses of welcome, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit, in full satisfaction, rewarded those who presented such addresses. The difference between the presentation of welcome addresses today and in those days is that formerly the welcome addresses were presented to a person like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. The welcome addresses were full of facts and figures, and those who presented such addresses were sufficiently rewarded, whereas in the present days the welcome address is presented not always with factual statements but to please the postholder, and often they are full of flattering lies. And rarely are those who present such welcome addresses rewarded by the poor receiver.
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सारध्यपारषदसेवनसल्यदौत्य-
वीरासनानुगमनस्तवनप्रणामान् ।
स्निग्धेषु पाण्डुषु जगत्प्रणतिं चविष्णो-
र्भक्तिं करोति नृपतिश्चरणारविन्दे ॥१६॥
sārathya-pāraṣada-sevana-sakhya-dautya vīrāsanānugamana-stavana-praṇāmān snigdheṣu pāṇḍuṣu jagat-praṇatim ca viṣṇor bhaktim karoti nṛpatiś caraṇāravinde
sārathya —acceptance of the post of a chariot driver;  pāraṣada —acceptance of the presidency in the assembly of the Rājasūya sacrifice;  sevana —engaging the mind constantly in the service of the Lord;  sakhya —to think of the Lord as a friend;  dautya —acceptance of the post of a messenger;  vīra-āsana —acceptance of the post of a watchman with a drawn sword at night;  anugamana —following in the footsteps;  stavana —offering of prayers;  praṇāmān —offering obeisances;  snigdheṣu —unto them who are malleable to the will of the Lord;  pāṇḍuṣu —unto the sons of Pāṇḍu;  jagat —the universal;  praṇatim —one who is obeyed;  ca —and;  viṣṇoh —of Viṣṇu;  bhaktim —devotion;  karoti —does;  nṛpatiḥ —the King;  caraṇa-aravinde —unto His lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Parīkṣit heard that out of His causeless mercy Lord Kṛṣṇa [Viṣṇu], who is universally obeyed, rendered all kinds of service to the