Text 7] How Pariksit Received the Age of Kali 843

We have so far heard and talked about the activities of the Pandavas, and
we are dealing with the topics of Maharaja Pariksit, but because all these
topics are related with the Lord Sri Krsna, they are all transcendental,
and pure devotees have great interest in hearing them. We have already
discussed this matter in connection with the prayers of Bhismadeva.

Our duration of life is not very long, and there is no certainty when we
shall be ordered to leave everything for the next stage. Thus it is our duty
to see that not a moment of our life is wasted in topics which are not
related with Lord Krsna. Any topic, however pleasant, is not worth
hearing if it is devoid of its relation of Krsna.

The spiritual planet, Goloka Vrndavana, eternal abode of Lord Krsna,
is shaped like the whorl of a lotus flower. Even when the Lord descends
on any one of the mundane planets, He does so by manifesting His own
abode as it is. Thus His feet remain always on the same big whorl of
lotus flower. His feet are also as beautiful as the lotus flower. Therefore
it is said that Lord Krsna has lotus feet.

A living being is eternal by constitution. He is, so to speak, in the whirl-
pool of birth and death due to his contact with material energy. Freed
from such material energy, a living entity is liberated and is eligible to
return back home, back to Godhead. Those who want to live forever
without changing their material body should not waste valuable time with
topics other than those relating to Lord Krsna and His devotees.

TEXT 7

ara TE TAtaTaRSATy |
ENTER AAT TY: TTTaMAeT U1 9 II

ksudrayusam nrnam anga
martyanam rtam icchatam
thopahuto bhagavan
mrtyuh Samitra-karmani

ksudra—very small; ayusam—of the duration of life; nrnam—of the
human being; anga—O Sita Gosvami; martyanam—of those who are sure
to meet death; rtam—eternal life; icchatam—of those who desire it; tha—
herein; upahiitah—called for being present; bhagavan—representing the
Lord; mrtyuh—the controller of death, Yamaraja; samitra—supressing;
karmani— performances.
