SB 12.6.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

SB 12.6.19

SB 12.6.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

pārīkṣita iti śrutvā
prāhartvija udāra-dhīḥ
sahendras takṣako viprā
nāgnau kim iti pātyate

SYNONYMS

pārīkṣitaḥ—King Janamejaya; iti—these words; śrutvā—hearing; prāha—replied; ṛtvijaḥ—to the priests; udāra—broad; dhīḥ—whose intelligence; saha—along with; indraḥ—Indra; takṣakaḥ—Takṣaka; viprāḥ—O brāhmaṇas; na—not; agnau—into the fire; kim—why; iti—indeed; pātyate—is made to fall.

TRANSLATION

The intelligent King Janamejaya, hearing these words, replied to the priests: Then, my dear brāhmaṇas, why not make Takṣaka fall into the fire, along with his protector, Indra?