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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

12.6.58 12.6.60

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.59

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.6.37inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

बाष्कलि: प्रतिशाखाभ्यो वालखिल्याख्यसंहिताम् ।

चक्रे वालायनिर्भज्य: काशारश्चैव तां दधु: ॥ ५९ ॥

bāṣkaliḥ prati-śākhābhyo

vālakhilyākhya-saṁhitām

cakre vālāyanir bhajyaḥ

kāśāraś caiva tāṁ dadhuḥ

Translation

Bāṣkali assembled the Vālakhilya-saṁhitā, a collection from all the branches of the Ṛg Veda. This collection was received by Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

The Vālakhilya-saṁhitā and Its Recipients

1
Bāṣkali assembled the Vālakhilya-saṁhitā from all the branches of the Ṛg Veda.
2
Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra received this collection.
3
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, these three recipients belonged to the Daitya community.

Key points from the purport

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra belonged to the Daitya community.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

To obtain new mantras of the Yajur Veda, Yājñavalkya worshiped the Supreme Lord in the form of the sun-god. Śrī Sūryadeva subsequently fulfilled his prayer.

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