Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.6.13
brahma-bhūtasya rājarṣer
deho 'hi-garalāgninā
babhūva bhasmasāt sadyaḥ
paśyatāḿ sarva-dehinām
SYNONYMS
brahma-bhūtasya — of the fully self-realized; rāja-ṛṣeḥ — the saint among kings; dehaḥ — the body; ahi — of the snake; garala — from the poison; agninā — by the fire; babhūva — turned; bhasma-sāt — to ashes; sadyaḥ — immediately; paśyatām — while they were watching; sarva-dehinām — all embodied living beings.
TRANSLATION
While living beings all over the universe looked on, the body of the great self-realized saint among kings was immediately burned to ashes by the fire of the snake's poison.
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