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Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy
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burnt in the womb of his mother, and if he were to be killed by a snake bite, it would also take place by the will of the Lord. The devotee never goes against the will of the Lord; therefore anything sent by God is a blessing for the devotee. Therefore Mahārāja Parīkṣit was neither afraid of nor bewildered by such things. That is the sign of a pure devotee of the Lord.
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उत्सृज्य सर्वतः सङ्गं विज्ञानाजितसंस्थितिः । वैयासकेर्जहौ शिष्यो गङ्गायां स्वं कलेवरम् ॥ ३ ॥
utsṛjya sarvataḥ saṅgam vijñātājita-samsthitiḥ vaiyāsaker jahau śiṣyo gaṅgāyām svam kalevaram
utsṛjya —after leaving aside;  sarvataḥ —all around;  saṅgam —association;  vijñāta —being understood;  ajita —one who is never conquered (the Personality of Godhead);  samsthitiḥ —actual position;  vaiyāsakeḥ —unto the son of Vyāsa;  jahau —gave up;  śiṣyaḥ —as a disciple;  gaṅgāyām —on the bank of the Ganges;  svam —his son;  kalevaram —material body.
TRANSLATION
Furthermore, after leaving all his associates, the King surrendered himself as a disciple to the son of Vyāsa [Śukadeva Gosvāmī], and thus he was able to understand the actual position of the Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
The word  ajita  is significant here. The Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa is known as Ajita, or unconquerable, and He is so in every respect. No one can know His actual position. He is unconquerable by knowledge also. We have heard about His  dhāma , or place, eternal Goloka Vṛndāvana, but there are many scholars who interpret this abode in different ways. But by the grace of a spiritual master like Śukadeva Gosvāmī, unto whom the King gave himself up as a most humble disciple, one is able to understand the actual position of the Lord, His eternal abode, and His transcendental paraphernalia in that  dhāma  or abode. Knowing the transcendental