Text 36]
Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy
969
Kṛṣṇa after His departure. These are the principal signs of upstarts who want to take the place of Śrī Kṛṣṇa under the influence of the age of Kali. An upstart with a little power wants to become an incarnation of the Lord. There are many false incarnations after the departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa from the face of the globe, and they are misleading the innocent public by accepting the spiritual obedience of the general mass of people to maintain false prestige. In other words, the personality of Kali got the opportunity to reign through this son of a  brāhmaṇa , Śrīṇgi.
TEXT 36
हत्युक्त्वा रोषताप्राक्षो वयस्यानृषिबालकः । कौशिक्याप उपसृश्य वाग्वज्रं विससर्ज ह ॥३६॥
ity uktvā roṣatāmrākṣo vayasyān ṛṣi-bālakaḥ kauśiky āpa upaspṛśya vāg vajraṁ visasarja ha
iti—thus; uktvā—saying; roṣa-tāmra-akṣaḥ—with red-hot eyes due to being angry; vayasyān—unto the playmates; ṛṣi-bālakaḥ—the son of a ṛṣi; kauśiki—the river Kauśika; āpaḥ—water; upaspṛśya—by touching; vāk—words; vajram—thunderbolt; visasarja—threw; ha—in the past.
TRANSLATION
The son of the ṛṣi, his eyes red-hot with anger, touched the water of the River Kauśika while speaking to his playmates and discharged the following thunderbolt of words.
PURPORT
The circumstances under which Mahārāja Parīkṣit was cursed were simply childish, as it appears from this verse. Śrīṇgi was showing his impudency amongst his playmates, who were innocent. Any sane man would have prevented him from doing such great harm to all human society. By killing a king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit, just to make a show of acquired brahminical powers, the inexperienced son of a  brāhmaṇa  committed a great mistake.