Text 3] Maharaja Pariksit Cursed by a Brahmana Boy 931

burnt in the womb of his mother, and if he were to be killed by a snake
bite, it would also take place by the will of the Lord. The devotee never
goes against the will of the Lord; therefore anything sent by God is a
blessing for the devotee. Therefore Maharaja Pariksit was neither afraid of
nor bewildered by such things. That is the sign of a pure devotee of the
Lord.

TEXT 3

TIT ala: ae Frarafsradteate |
Sarateat Pret Tea SI BAIT 1 311

utsrjya sarvatah sangam
vujiatajita-samsthitih

vatyasaker jahau sisyo
gangayam svam kalevaram

utsrjya—after leaving aside; sarvatah—all around; sangam—association;
vijfidta—being understood; ajita—one who is never conquered (the Person-
ality of Godhead); samsthitih—actual position; vaiya@sakeh—unto the son
of Vyasa; jahau—gave up; sisyah—as a disciple; gangayam—on the bank of
the Ganges; svam—his son; kalevaram— material body.

TRANSLATION

Furthermore, after leaving all his associates, the King surrendered
himself as a disciple to the son of Vyasa [Sukadeva Gosvami] , and thus he
was able to understand the actual position of the Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

The word ajita is significant here. The Personality of Godhead Sn
Krsna is known as Ajita, or unconquerable, and He is so in every respect.
No one can know His actual position. He is unconquerable by knowledge
also. We have heard about His dhdma, or place, eternal Goloka Vrndavana,
but there are many scholars who interpret this abode in different ways.
But by the grace of a spiritual master like Sukadeva Gosvami, unto whom
the King gave himself up as a most humble disciple, one is able to under-
stand the actual position of the Lord, His eternal abode, and His transcen-
dental paraphernalia in that dhama or abode. Knowing the transcendental
