Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.23.30

tatra mām anumoderan

devās tri-bhuvaneśvarāḥ

muhūrtena brahma-lokaḿ

khaṭvāńgaḥ samasādhayat

SYNONYMS

tatra — in this regard; mām — with me; anumoderan — may they kindly be pleased; devāḥ — the demigods; tri-bhuvana — of the three worlds; īśvarāḥ — the controllers; muhūrtena — in a single moment; brahmalokam — the spiritual world; khaṭvāńga — King Khaṭvāńga; samasādhayat — achieved.

TRANSLATION

Thus may the presiding demigods of these three worlds kindly show their mercy upon me. Indeed, Mahārāja Khaṭvāńga was able to achieve the spiritual world in a single moment.

PURPORT

The brāhmaṇa of Avantī thought that although he was an old man who might die at any moment he could follow the example of Mahārāja Khaṭvāńga, who achieved the Lord's mercy in a single moment. Mahārāja Khaṭvāńga, as described in the Second Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, fought valiantly on behalf of the demigods, and they offered the king any benediction he might desire. Khaṭvāńga Mahārāja chose to find out the remaining duration of his life, which unfortunately was a single moment. The king therefore immediately surrendered to Lord Kṛṣṇa and achieved the spiritual world. The brāhmaṇa of Avantī desired to follow this example; with the blessings of the demigods, who are all devotees of the Lord, he hoped to become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious before giving up his body.

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