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Iti vyavachhidya sa pandaveyeh
Prayopavesam prativishnu padyam
Dadhou mutundamghrim ananya bhavo
Muni vrato mukta samsta samgah.
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Iti — thus, Vyavachhidya — having made it decided, Sa — the king, Pandaveyah — worthy descendant of the Pandavas, Prayopavesam — for the matter of fasting till death, Prati — towards, Vishnupadyam — on the bank of the Ganges (emanated from the Lotus feet of Lord Vishnu), Dadhou — gave up himself, Mukundamghrim — unto the Lotus feet of Lord Krishna, Ananya — without any deviation, Bhavo — spirit, Munivrato — with vow of a sage, Mukta — liberated from, Samasta — all kinds of, Samga — association.
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Thus the king having made it decided once for all, the descendant of the Pandavas, went towards the bank of the Ganges to observe fasting until death and gave up himself unto the Lotus feet of Lord Krishna who is only able to award liberation; thus being freed from all kinds of association and attachment accepting the vow of a sage.
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The water of the Ganges sanctifies all the three worlds including the gods and the demigods on account of her emanating from the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead Vishnu. Lord Krishna is the fountainhead of the principle of Vishnu Tattwa and therefore the shelter of His Lotus feet can deliver one from all sins including an offence which was committed by the king unto a Brahmin. Maharaj Parikshit, therefore, decided to meditate upon the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna Who is Mukunda or the giver of liberation of all descriptions. The bank of the Ganges or the Yamuna gives one a chance of remembering the Lord in a continued mood. Maharaj Parikshit freed himself from all sorts of material association and meditated upon the Lotus feet of Lord Krishna and that is the way of liberation. To be free from all material association means to cease completely in the act of committing any further sins and to meditate upon the lotus feet of the Lord means to become free from the effects of all previous sins which might have been committed by anyone. The conditions of the material world are so made that one has to commit sins willingly or unwillingly and the best example is Maharaj Parikshit himself who was a recognised sinless pious king. But he also became a victim of the offence upon a Brahmin even though he was ever unwilling to commit such mistake. And he was cursed also but because he was a great devotee of the Lord, therefore, even such reverses of life became favorable circumstances for the devotee of the Lord. The principle is that one should not willingly commit any sin in his life and should constantly remember the Lotus feet of the Lord without any deviation. In such a mood only the Lord will help the devotee for making regular progress towards the path of liberation and thus attaining the lotus feet of the Lord. Even there is accidental sins committed by the devotee the Lord saves the surrendered soul from all sins as it is confirmed in all scriptures. Swapadamulam bhaijatah priyasya tyaktanyabhavasya hari pareshah, Vikarma yatcha utpatitam kathanchit dhunoti sarvam hridi sannivistah (Bhag: 11.5.38). The devotee of the Lord never commits sins willingly but the material world is such a place that one has to commit sins even unwillingly. The finest way to save one from such accidental sins of life is to remember constantly the Lotus feet of the Lord. But one who commits sins deliberate willingly on the strength of the Lord's assurances for saving, do commit the maximum amount of sins and there is no deliverance even by constantly remembering the Lotus feet of the Lord. Such willful offender has no chance of being freed from the clutches of fruitive action.
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#dl##dd#iti vyavacchidya sa pāṇḍaveyaḥ#/dd#
#dd#prāyopaveśaṁ prati viṣṇu-padyām#/dd#
#dd#dadhau mukundāṅghrim ananya-bhāvo#/dd#
#dd#muni-vrato mukta-samasta-saṅgaḥ#/dd##/dl#
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iti — thus; vyavacchidya — having decided; saḥ — the King; pāṇḍaveyaḥ — worthy descendant of the Pāṇḍavas; prāya-upaveśam — for fasting until death; prati — toward; viṣṇu-padyām — on the bank of the Ganges (emanating from the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu); dadhau — gave himself up; mukunda-aṅghrim — unto the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ananya — without deviation; bhāvaḥ — spirit; muni-vrataḥ — with the vows of a sage; mukta — liberated from; samasta — all kinds of; saṅgaḥ — association.
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Thus the King, the worthy descendant of the Pāṇḍavas, decided once and for all and sat on the Ganges' bank to fast until death and give himself up to the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, who alone is able to award liberation. So, freeing himself from all kinds of associations and attachments, he accepted the vows of a sage.
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The water of the Ganges sanctifies all the three worlds, including the gods and the demigods, because it emanates from the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the fountainhead of the principle of viṣṇu-tattva, and therefore shelter of His lotus feet can deliver one from all sins, including an offense committed by a king unto a brāhmaṇa. Mahārāja Parīkṣit, therefore, decided to meditate upon the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is Mukunda, or the giver of liberations of all description. The banks of the Ganges or the Yamunā give one a chance to remember the Lord continuously. Mahārāja Parīkṣit freed himself from all sorts of material association and meditated upon the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and that is the way of liberation. To be free from all material association means to cease completely from committing any further sins. To meditate upon the lotus feet of the Lord means to become free from the effects of all previous sins. The conditions of the material world are so made that one has to commit sins willingly or unwillingly, and the best example is Mahārāja Parīkṣit himself, who was a recognized sinless, pious king. But he also became a victim of an offense, even though he was ever unwilling to commit such a mistake. He was cursed also, but because he was a great devotee of the Lord, even such reverses of life became favorable. The principle is that one should not willingly commit any sin in his life and should constantly remember the lotus feet of the Lord without deviation. Only in such a mood will the Lord help the devotee make regular progress toward the path of liberation and thus attain the lotus feet of the Lord. Even if there are accidental sins committed by the devotee, the Lord saves the surrendered soul from all sins, as confirmed in all scriptures.
#dl##dd#sva-pāda-mūlaṁ bhajataḥ priyasya#/dd#
#dd#tyaktāny abhāvasya hariḥ pareśaḥ#/dd#
#dd#vikarma yac cotpatitaṁ kathañcid#/dd#
#dd#dhunoti sarvaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ#/dd#
#dd#(SB 11.5.42)#/dd##/dl#
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