Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.19.15

tam mopayātam pratiyantu viprā

gańgā ca devī dhrita-cittam īśe

dvijopasrishtah kuhakas takshako vā

daśatv alam gāyata vishnu-gāthāh

SYNONYMS

tam — for that reason; mā — me; upayātam — taken shelter of; pratiyantu — just accept me; viprāh — O brāhmanas; gańgā — mother Ganges; ca — also; devī — direct representative of the Lord; dhrita — taken into; cittam — heart; īśe — unto the Lord; dvija-upasrishtah — created by the brāhmana; kuhakah — something magical; takshakah — the snakebird; vā — either; daśatu — let it bite; alam — without further delay; gāyata — please go on singing; vishnu-gāthāh — narration of the deeds of Vishnu.

TRANSLATION

O brāhmanas, 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 brāhmana created — bite me at once. I only desire that you all continue singing the deeds of Lord Vishnu.

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 Mahārāja Parīkshit'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.

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