1004 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 19

something magical; taksakah—the snake-bird; va—either; dasatu—let it bite;
alam—without further delay; gayata—please go on singing; visnu-gathah—
narration of the deeds of Visnu.

TRANSLATION

O brahmanas, 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 brahmana created—bite me
at once. I only desire that you all continue singing the deeds of Lord Visnu.

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
Maharaja Pariksit’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

Jaa TRACT
wa: Tay aeTAT |

weg at marae afe
Were ala vat HRT 124

puna§ ca bhuyad bhagavaty anante
ratih prasangas ca tad-asrayesu

mahatsu yam yam upayami srstim
maitry astu sarvatra namo dvijebhyah

punah—again; ca—and; bhuyat—let it be; bhagavati—unto Lord Sn Krsna;
anante—who has unlimited potency; ratih—attracting; prasangah —associa-
tion; ca—also; tat—His; asrayesu—with those who are His devotees;
mahatsu—within the material creation; yam yam—whichever; upayami—I
may take; srstim—my birth; maitn—friendly relation; astu—let it be;
sarvatra—everywhere; namah—my obeisances; duijebhyah—unto the
brahmanas.
