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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 18]
rāja Parīkṣit be condemned by an inexperienced puffed up son of a  brāhmaṇa , even though he attained the powers of a qualified  brāhmaṇa ?
The Śamīk Rṣi, since he was an experienced good  brāhmaṇa , did not approve of the actions of his condemned son. He began to lament for all that his son had done. The king was beyond the jurisdiction of curses as a general rule, and what to speak of a good king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit. The offense of the King was most insignificant, and his being condemned to death was certainly a very great sin for Śrīngi. Therefore the Rṣi Śamīk regretted the whole incidence.
TEXT 42
न वै नृभिर्नरदेवं पराल्यं
सम्पातुपर्दस्यविपक्वदुद्धे
यत्तेजसा दुर्विषहेण गुप्ता
विन्दन्ति मद्राष्यकुतोभयाः प्रजाः ॥४२॥
na vai nṛbhir nara-devam parākhyam sammātum arhasy avipakva-buddhe yat-tejasā durviṣaheṇa guptā vindanti bhadrāṇy akutobhayāḥ prajāḥ
na—never; vai—as a matter of fact; nṛbhiḥ—by any man; nara-devam—unto a man-god; parākhyam—who is transcendental; sammātum—place on equal footing; arhasi—deserve; avipakva—unripe or immature; buddhe—intelligence; yat—by whose; tejasā—by the prowess; durviṣaheṇa—unsurpassable; guptāḥ—protected; vindanti—enjoys; bhadrāṇi—all prosperity; akutaḥ-bhayāḥ—completely defended; prajāḥ—the subjects.
TRANSLATION
O my boy, your intelligence is immature, and therefore you have no knowledge that the King, who is the best amongst human beings, is as good as the Personality of Godhead. Therefore he is never to be placed on an equal footing with common men. The citizens of the state live in prosperity, being protected by his unsurpassable prowess.
TEXT 43
अलक्ष्यमाणे
नरदेवनाम्नि
रथाङ्गपाणावयमङ्ग
लोकः ।