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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 19]
something magical;  takṣakaḥ —the snake-bird;  vā —either;  daśatu —let it bite;  alam —without further delay;  gāyata —please go on singing;  viṣṇu-gāthāḥ —narration of the deeds of Viṣṇu.
TRANSLATION
O brāhmaṇas, just accept me as a completely surrendered soul, and let mother Ganges, the representative of the Lord, also accept me in that way, for I have already taken the lotus feet of the Lord into my heart. Let the snake-bird—or whatever magical thing the brāhmaṇa created—bite me at once. I only desire that you all continue singing the deeds of Lord Viṣṇu.
PURPORT
As soon as one is given up completely unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he is not at all afraid of death. The atmosphere created by the presence of great devotees of the Lord on the bank of the Ganges and Mahārāja Parīkṣit's complete acceptance of the Lord's lotus feet were sufficient guarantee to the King for going back to Godhead. He thus became absolutely free from all fear of death.
TEXT 16
पुनश्च मृगङ्गवत्यनन्ते  
 रतिः प्रसङ्गश्च तदाश्रयेषु ।  
 महत्सु यां याप्रुपयामि सृष्टिं  
 मैत्र्यस्तु सर्वत्र नमो द्विजेभ्यः ॥१६॥
punaś ca bhūyād bhagavaty anante  
 ratiḥ prasaṅgaś ca tad-āśrayeṣu  
 mahatsu yām yām upayāmi sṛṣṭim  
 maitry astu sarvatra namo dvijebhyaḥ
punaḥ —again;  ca —and;  bhūyāt —let it be;  bhagavati —unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa;  anante —who has unlimited potency;  ratiḥ —attracting;  prasaṅgaḥ —association;  ca —also;  tat —His;  āśrayeṣu —with those who are His devotees;  mahatsu —within the material creation;  yām yām —whichever;  upayāmi —I may take;  sṛṣṭim —my birth;  maitrī —friendly relation;  astu —let it be;  sarvatra —everywhere;  namaḥ —my obeisances;  dvijebhyaḥ —unto the brāhmaṇas.