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Canto1 Chapter 18

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto1.Chapter 18

Obeisances to Lord Krishna the Godhead

Chapter 18:King Parkshit Cursed by a Sages Son

SB 1.18.1
Suta said: In his foetal stage, King Parkshit was to be scorched by the weapon of the son of Drona, but saved by the acts of the Supreme Lord S'r Krishnan

SB 1.18.2
Cursed by a brahmin to die by a snake, of death he was never afraid Because to the Supreme Lord he had himself consciously surrendered

SB 1.18.3

Leaving all those around him and having understood the actual position of the only One, he gave up his material body at the bank of the Ganges, as a disciple of Suka,Vysas son

SB 1.18.4
Those whose mind envisions His Lotus feet dwelling on hymns on Lord ,cherishing His nectarine glories, will not on death be ever confounded .

SB 1.18.5
Even though Kali is present everywhere, he cannot torment citizens as long the son of Abhimanyu, is the mighty one who factually rules.

SB 1.18.6
On the moment of leaving this earth by the Lord, Kali, who promotes sacrilege, appeared in this world.

SB 1.18.7
The emperor , cautious but never envious of Kali was like a bee going for the nectar, Knowing that blessedness lead to immediate success, but with inauspicious ones, never

SB 1.18.8
Kali, though to weaker ones appears to be of great power, is to the self-controlled a cause of apprehension, and thus Parkshit as a tiger among men ,to all appeared

SB 1.18.9
O sages, now I have narrated almost everything I know associated with the life of the pious Parikshit and Krishna

SB 1.18.10
Upon your request I have told nearly all the stories that Talk of Lord Vsudeva in relation to the pious Parkshit.

SB 1.18.11
Those on the divine path should take notice of all about the Supreme Lord His wonders, transcendental qualities I spoke about and uncommon deeds."

SB 1.18.11
The sages said: "O Suta, may you live a long, happy and a eternally famous life particularly, because your so nice wordson Lord Krishna grant us mortals the nectar of eternity certainly.

SB 1.18.12
In this performance of sacrifice, of which the outcome is uncertain, we are black of the smoke, but by the pleasing of Govinda's feet of your good self we enjoy the nectar of a lotus flower.

SB 1.18.13
Attaining worldly benedictions by perishable beings, or of higher worlds liberation material life, is nothing as one's perfect in the company of those in Lord s Devotion.

SB 1.18.14
Tasting it once, one will never feel enough of the tales of the Lord, the sole solace for all living beings, whose glories could never be measured by transcendance by even Lord Brahma or even Lord S'iva, the greatest master of the mystic dance

SB 1.18.15
Pour the mystic tales of Vasudeva into our ears thirsting for it O Learnt One Because He is the sole object of your worship and services as his chosen One

SB 1.18.16
O Sta, tell, us as did Suka, Vyasason, on Lords by which Parkit, intent on liberation, attained it at the Lotus feet of the Lord, the shelter of Garua, the king of birds in devotion.

SB 1.18.17
On the supreme purification wonderfully obtained in worship, therefore teach us n describe, as told to Parkshit, the acts of the Absolute endearing to his devotees.

SB 1.18.18
r Sta said our high status despite a mixed birth is by serving the seers, even by conversing with such great souls, one expunges all disqualifications

SB 1.18.19
And, what of those who take shelter of the great devotees chanting His name Ananta ,the unlimited in potency and immeasurably great by His attributes?

SB 1.18.20
To describe of Him the absolute ,unlimited and equal to none, it suffices to say, that Goddess of Fortune, serves His feet unasked while rejecting, others who asked for it.

SB 1.18.21
Who else is the Supreme Lord besides Krishna Mukunda from whose toenails Lord Brahm collects water issuing forth via Lord S'iva purifying the universe.

SB 1.18.22
His devotees are capable of instantly detaching from gross body and the subtle mind and take shelter of the highest stage in which nonviolence and renunciation is found.

SB 1.18.23
As you who are as strong as the sun asked me, I can share the knowledge I have acquired; birds fly as far as they can, Ishall enlighten you on Vishnu as far as my realization permits.

SB 1.18.24-25
Once , hunting stags , bow and arrows in hand, Parkshit was fatigued, hungry and thirsting Looking for water ,he entered the hermitage of rishi S'amka and saw the sage meditating

SB 1.18.26
Restraining sense organs, breath, mind and intelligence merged with Absolute, and in trance he dwelt above the three modes of mind such as dream, wakefulness, and unconsciousness.

SB 1.18.27
To the sage, seated on a deer skin , covered by his long, matted hair plaitts The king, suffering from parched throat asked for water to slake his thirst .

SB 1.18.28
Not being honoured, nor properly received with a place to sit, water or pleasantries, King got so angry. as ,insulted he felt

SB 1.18.29
Oh brahmins, being distressed of hunger,and thirst,unlimited his anger and hostility against the brahmin was unprecedented.

SB 1.18.30
Angered, he picked up a dead snake he found nearby with end of his bow and placed it around the neck of the sage as he prepared to withdraw.

SB 1.18.31
There the King wondered whether the sage was pretending or not as if in trance avoid engaging a lesser mortal being

SB 1.18.32
When the sage's son, playing with some children heard of the insult the king had meted out to his , so said:

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'Look how sacrilegious these rulers are! Enriching themselves like crows, these grabbers take what is settled for laity, while they are nothing but dogs keeping watch at the door!

SB 1.18.34
The scions of the royals are to guard the enlightened ones like watchdogs on what grounds would he who is supposed to stay at the door deserves to enter the house of the master and eat from the same plate in defiance?

SB 1.18.35
Since Krishna our protector, who is the Lord and ruler of those upstarts has departed, I shall punish them myself, with my power just witness!'

SB 1.18.36
Speaking to playmates in fiery red eyes , the son of the rishi touched the water of the Kausika river and cast the strong mystic spell aloud

SB 1.18.37
Verily, seven days from now the royal wretch , who insulted my Sire by breaking the etiquette, will, be bitten by a snake to his own pyre '

SB 1.18.38
As he returned to the hermitage, he saw the snake tight over his father's shoulder and wept aloud over the plight

SB 1.18.39
S'aunaka, when the rishi heard his son wailing aloud, he of Angir clan opened his eyes and saw the dead snake on his shoulder dangling down.

SB 1.18.40
Tossing it off , he queried 'My son, what ails you? Are you wronged by any ?' Thus being requested, the boy told him in tears everything.

SB 1.18.41
Hearing the curse on a magnanimous king who should never have been condemned, he did not compliment his son, but lamented instead: 'Alas! What a sin is committed by pronouncing such a curse for an insignificant act of a ruler of our majestic land!

SB 1.18.42
In fact none can place a layman and a Man of God on the same place As he completely ensured prosperity by his unsurpassable prowess.

SB 1.18.43
My lad, he represents Lord Himself by this soverign, once he falls, this world will be full of rascalous thieves who will hound the unprotected like they were lambs.

SB 1.18.44
For cursing the monarch,this sin will overtake us causing great social disorder. The wealth will be taken by thieves and among the people there will be murder molestation as and abuse of women and animals for lack of a just social warder.

SB 1.18.45

Then there will be systematic decadence of an all ancient civilizations Following capability based divisions as per glorious vedic injunctions as people will be more attracted to profits and gross sense gratifications, Decaying to the level of dogs and monkeys that scurry for such vocation.

SB 1.18.46
When the protector of the religion, the king, the most celebrated of emperors, a protg of the Lord , saint and a performer of vedic sacrifices approached us hungry, thirsty and fatigued by hunting, he never deserves to be cursed like this.'

SB 1.18.47
The Supreme sage then prayed to Lord to pardon his child of intelligence so dull for the great sin he had committed against a sinless, worthy and subordinate soul

SB 1.18.48
He prayed: 'Whether they are defamed, cheated, cursed, disturbed, neglected or even when one of them is killed, the forbearing devotees of the Lord never seek revenge anytime on anyone.'

SB 1.18.49
Thus the sage regretted the sin of his son while he didn't consider the king insulting him sinful.

SB 1.18.50
The saints are not distressed or happy by dualities of the world as ,generally they are permeated by the transcendence of the soul."