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Canto 12 · The Age of Deterioration · 13 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 12 · Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

12.6.34 12.6.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.6.28inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

नमो भगवते तस्मै कृष्णायाकुण्ठमेधसे ।

यत्पादाम्बुरुहध्यानात् संहितामध्यगामिमाम् ॥ ३५ ॥

namo bhagavate tasmai

kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase

yat-pādāmburuha-dhyānāt

saṁhitām adhyagām imām

Translation

I offer my obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the invincible Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Simply by meditating upon His lotus feet I have been able to study and appreciate this great literature.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Appreciating Scripture Through Meditation on Kṛṣṇa

1
The speaker offers obeisances to the invincible Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
2
Meditation upon His lotus feet has enabled the speaker to study this great literature.
3
This meditation has also enabled genuine appreciation of the literature, not merely its study.

How it feels

Approaching death → Demonstrated fearlessness. Parīkṣit is already a great devotee; his final hearing exemplifies fearlessness for the audience.

Chapters 5–6 of Canto 12: Śukadeva's final instruction and Parīkṣit's passing. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja then begged Śukadeva Gosvāmī to permit him to fix his heart upon the lotus feet of Lord Hari and give up his life. Granting this permission, Śrī Śukadeva rose and departed.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 12.6