Maharaja Pariksit Cursed by a Brahmana Boy 957
wera: aT TRETAT |
aad granted aed steaetary RII
ekada dhanur udyamya
vicaran mrgayam vane
mrgan anugatah srantah
ksudhitas trsito bhrsam
jalasayam acaksanah
pravivesa tam asramam
dadarsa munim asinam
Santam milita-locanam
ekada—once upon a time; dhanuh—arrows and bow; udyamya—taking
firmly ; vicaran—following; mrgayam—hunting excursion; vane— in the for-
est; mrgan—stags; anugatah—while following; srantah—fatigued; ksudhitah
—hungry; trsitah— being thirsty; bhrsam— extremely ; jalasayam— reservoir
of water; acaksanah—while finding out; pravivesa—entered into; tam—
that famous; asramam—hermitage of Samika Rsi; dadarsa—saw; munim—
the sage; asinam-—seated; santam—all silent; milita—closed; locanam—eyes.
TRANSLATION
Once upon a time Maharaja Pariksit, while engaged in hunting in the
forest with bow and arrows, became extremely fatigued, hungry and
thirsty while following the stags. While searching for a reservoir of water,
he entered the hermitage of the well-known Samika Rsi and saw the sage
sitting silently with closed eyes.
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord is so kind to His pure devotees that in proper time
He calls such devotees up to Him and thus creates a circumstance auspicious
for the devotee. Maharaja Pariksit was a pure devotee of the Lord, and
there was no reason for him to become extremely fatigued, hungry and
thirsty because a devotee of the Lord never becomes perturbed by such
bodily demands. But by the desire of the Lord, even such a devotee can
become apparently fatigued and thirsty just to create a situation favorable
for his renunciation of worldly activities. One has to give up all attachment
for worldly relations before one is able to go back to Godhead, and thus
