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SB 12.6.18

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 18

apaśyaṁs takṣakaṁ tatra
rājā pārīkṣito dvijān
uvāca takṣakaḥ kasmān
na dahyetoragādhamaḥ


SYNONYMS

apaśyan—not seeing; takṣakam—Takṣaka; tatra—there; rājā—the King; pārīkṣitaḥ—Janamejaya; dvijān—to the brāhmaṇas; uvāca—said; takṣakaḥ—Takṣaka; kasmāt—why; na dahyeta—has not been burned; uraga—of all the serpents; adhamaḥ—the lowest.


TRANSLATION

When King Janamejaya did not see Takṣaka entering his sacrificial fire, he said to the brāhmaṇas: Why is not Takṣaka, the lowest of all serpents, burning in this fire?

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