Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy
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जलाशयमचक्षाणः प्रविवेश तमाश्रमम् । ददर्श मुनिमासीनं शान्तं मीलितलोचनम् ॥२५॥
ekadā dhanur udyamya vicaran mṛgayām vane mṛgān anugataḥ śrāntaḥ kṣudhitas tṛṣito bhṛśam
jalāśayam acakṣāṇaḥ praviveśa tam āśramam dadarśa munim āsīnam śāntam mīlita-locanam
ekadā —once upon a time;  dhanuḥ —arrows and bow;  udyamya —taking firmly;  vicaran —following;  mṛgayām —hunting excursion;  vane —in the forest;  mṛgān —stags;  anugataḥ —while following;  śrāntaḥ —fatigued;  kṣudhitaḥ —hungry;  tṛṣitaḥ —being thirsty;  bhṛśam —extremely;  jalāśayam —reservoir of water;  acakṣāṇaḥ —while finding out;  praviveśa —entered into;  tam —that famous;  āśramam —hermitage of Śamīka Rṣi;  dadarśa —saw;  munim —the sage;  āsīnam —seated;  śāntam —all silent;  mīlita —closed;  locanam —eyes.
TRANSLATION
Once upon a time Mahārāja Parīkṣit, while engaged in hunting in the forest with bow and arrows, became extremely fatigued, hungry and thirsty while following the stags. While searching for a reservoir of water, he entered the hermitage of the well-known Śamīka Rṣi and saw the sage sitting silently with closed eyes.
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord is so kind to His pure devotees that in proper time He calls such devotees up to Him and thus creates a circumstance auspicious for the devotee. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was a pure devotee of the Lord, and there was no reason for him to become extremely fatigued, hungry and thirsty because a devotee of the Lord never becomes perturbed by such bodily demands. But by the desire of the Lord, even such a devotee can become apparently fatigued and thirsty just to create a situation favorable for his renunciation of worldly activities. One has to give up all attachment for worldly relations before one is able to go back to Godhead, and thus