[KALKI]

(1) S'aunaka said: "The [embryo in the] womb of Uttarâ, that was tormented by the enormous heat of the invincible weapon released by As'vatthâmâ, was brought back to life by the Lord. (2) How was Emperor Parîkchit born who was highly intelligent and proved to be a great soul? How exactly did his demise take place and where did that death take him? (3) Please tell it to us, we all want to hear everything about what you deem worth mentioning about him. We are of the greatest respect for you to whom S'ukadeva Gosvâmî delivered the knowledge of the Supreme."

(4) Sûta said: "King Yudhishthhira brought wealth, the way his father did, in pleasing his subjects without in his observance of Krishna's feet being motivated for the ulterior of any material gain or sense gratification. (5) The fame of his wealth, sacrifices, what he stood for, his queens, his brothers and his sovereignty over the planet earth where we are living, even spread to the heavens. (6) But, just as only food may satisfy a hungry man and nothing else, he in his hunger as a God-fearing person, oh brahmins, was not moved by all those earthly desirables that are aspired by even the denizens of heaven.

(7) At the time Parîkchit the great fighter, as a child in his mother's womb, was suffering from the heat of the brahmâstra weapon, oh son of Bhrigu, he could see the Purusha [the original person] in a shining appearance. (8) In the blaze he saw at the size of not more than a thumb the transcendental, infallible Lord beautiful with a dark skin, a golden helmet and lightening clothes.
(9) With the riches of His four arms, earrings of the purest gold, bloodshot eyes and a club in His hands, He was moving about, constantly circling the club around like it was a torch. (10) As He was vanquishing the radiation of the brahmâstra like the sun evaporating dew drops, He was observed by the child who wondered who He was.

(11) He saw how the all-pervading Supersoul, the Supreme Lord and protector of righteousness, took away the glare upon which the Lord who stretches in all directions all of a sudden disappeared from his sight. (12) Thereupon, when the good signs of a favorable position of the stars gradually evolved, he who would prove himself as being of a prowess equal to that of Pându, took his birth as the heir apparent of Pându. (13) King Yudhishthhira gladdened had priests like Dhaumya and Kripa perform the birth ritual with the recitation of auspicious hymns. (14) Knowing where, when and how, he in charity rewarded for the occasion the learned ones with good food and gifts of gold, cows, land, housing, elephants and horses.

(15) The brahmins happily addressed the king, the chief of the Purus, communicating that they felt very obliged to the descent in the line of the Purus [of the descendants of their ancestor King Puru].

(16) They said: 'For the purpose of obliging you to Him this son by the all-pervasive and all-powerful Lord has been saved from being destroyed by the irresistible, supernatural weapon. (17) Therefore he shall become well known in all the worlds as the one protected by Vishnu. No doubt he will be a most fortunate, supreme devotee endowed with all good qualities.'

(18) The good king said: 'Oh best of the truthful, will he follow in the footsteps of all the great souls of this family of saintly kings? Will he, to the honor of his family name, be meritorious and true to his word in his achievements?'



(19) The brahmins answered: 'Oh son of Prithâ [Kuntî], he will be the maintainer of all living entities, exactly like King Ikshvâku, the son of Manu, and he will be faithful to his promises and have respect for the learned just like Râma, the son of Das'aratha. (20) He will be as charitable as King S'ibi of Us'înara and protect the ones of surrender, and like Bharata, the son of Dushyanta who performed many sacrifices, he will spread the name and fame of his family.

(21) Among the archers he will be as good as the two Arjunas [his grandfather and the king of Haihaya], he will be as irresistible as fire and as unsurpassable as the ocean. (22) As powerful as a lion and as worthy for taking shelter as the Himalayas, he will be as forbearing as the earth and as tolerant as his parents.

(23) With a spirit as good as that of the original father Brahmâ, he will be as generous and equanimous as Lord S'iva and be the refuge of all living beings as good as the Supreme Lord with whom the Goddess of Fortune resides. (24) Following in the footsteps of Lord Krishna he will be of the majesty of all divine virtues, he will have the greatness of King Rantideva and be as pious as Yayâti.

(25) Being as patient as Bali Mahârâja this child will be as devoted as Prahlâda was unto Lord Krishna and he will perform As'vamedha [horse] sacrifices and be faithful to the elderly and experienced. (26) He will bring forth kings as good as sages, will chastise the upstarts and crush the quarrelsome for the sake of world peace and the religion. (27) After having heard of his personal death, that is caused by a snakebird sent by the son of a brahmin, he will free himself from his attachments and take to the shelter of the Lord. (28) Having inquired after the right self-knowledge with the son of sage Vyâsa he, oh King, will abandon his material life on the banks of the river Ganges and attain a life of fearlessness.'

(29) After they thus had informed the king and were generously rewarded, they who are learned in matters of astrology and birth ceremonies returned to their homes. (30) He, oh master [S'aunaka], would become famous in this world as Parîkchit, the examiner, because he from what he had seen before his birth, keeping Him constantly in mind would be examining all men. (31) Just like the waxing moon growing day by day, the royal prince under the care of his protective parents soon grew up day by day to what he would be.

(32) King Yudhishthhira, desiring to perform a horse sacrifice to be freed from the burden of having fought his kinsmen, thought about acquiring funds because all he received stemmed from collecting taxes and fines. (33) In respect of his mindful wishes his brothers, advised by the Infallible One, went north to collect sufficient riches.

(34) With the result of that collected wealth Yudhishthhira, the pious king who was so anxious, managed to conduct three horse sacrifices with which he worshiped Lord Hari perfectly. (35) The Supreme Lord, with the help of whom the twice-born could perform the sacrifices, then invited by the king stayed for a few months more to please the ones who loved Him. (36) Thereafter, dear brahmins, He, with the permission of the king, Draupadî and His relatives, went back to Dvârakâ accompanied by Arjuna and other members of the Yadu dynasty."

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Text 1

S'aunaka said: "The [embryo in the] womb of Uttarâ, that was tormented by the enormous heat of the invincible weapon released by As'vatthâmâ, was brought back to life by the Lord.

S'aunaka said: "The womb of Uttarâ, that was spoiled by the release of the heat of the invincible weapon of As'watthâmâ, was brought back to life by the Lord. (Vedabase)


Text 2

How was Emperor Parîkchit born who was highly intelligent and proved to be a great soul? How exactly did his demise take place and where did that death take him?

How did the birth of Emperor Parîkchit, who was highly intelligent and performed as a great soul, take place? What did really happen at his death and what did he attain to thereafter? (Vedabase)


Text 3

Please tell it to us, we all want to hear everything about what you deem worth mentioning about him. We are of the greatest respect for you to whom S'ukadeva Gosvâmî delivered the knowledge of the Supreme."

Please tell us, we all want to hear everything about what you think can be told of Him as we are full of respect for the one whom S'ukadeva Gosvâmî delivered the knowledge of the Supreme." (Vedabase)


Text 4

Sûta said: "King Yudhishthhira brought wealth, the way his father did, in pleasing his subjects without in his observance of Krishna's feet being motivated for the ulterior of any material gain or sense gratification.

Sûta said: "King Yudhishthhira brought wealth the way his father did, pleasing all those who took birth without further motives for material gain or sense gratification, unrelenting as he was in his service to the feet of Lord Krishna. (Vedabase)


Text 5

The fame of his wealth, sacrifices, what he stood for, his queens, his brothers and his sovereignty over the planet earth where we are living, even spread to the heavens.

His fame about his wealth, sacrifices, what he was working for, his queens, his brothers and his sovereignty over the planet earth where we are living, spread all over the three worlds. (Vedabase)


Text 6

But, just as only food may satisfy a hungry man and nothing else, he in his hunger as a God-fearing person, oh brahmins, was not moved by all those earthly desirables that are aspired by even the denizens of heaven.

His opulence was such that even the Godly aspired for it, because, being a god-fearing person, o twice born, nothing else that would please could satisfy the hunger of the king. (Vedabase)


Text 7

At the time Parîkchit the great fighter, as a child in his mother's womb, was suffering from the heat of the brahmâstra weapon, oh son of Bhrigu, he could see the Purusha [the original person] in a shining appearance.

At the time of being in the womb of his mother, the great fighter, the child Parîkchit, suffering from the heat of the brahmâstra weapon, could, o son of Bhrigu, see the purusha [the original person] as someone else. (Vedabase)


Text 8

In the blaze he saw at the size of not more than a thumb the transcendental, infallible Lord beautiful with a dark skin, a golden helmet and lightening clothes.

In the blaze he saw at the size of a thumb the transcendental Infallible Lord beautifully blackish with a golden helmet and lightening clothes. (Vedabase)


Text 9

With the riches of His four arms, earrings of the purest gold, bloodshot eyes and a club in His hands, He was moving about, constantly circling the club around like it was a torch.

He was, with the riches of his four arms, earrings of molten gold, eyes red of blood and a club in His hands, circling the club all around Himself like a shooting star, going here and there. (Vedabase)


Text 10

As He was vanquishing the radiation of the brahmâstra like the sun evaporating dew drops, He was observed by the child who wondered who He was.

Vanquishing the radiation of the brahmâstra like the sun evaporating dew drops, He was observed by the child that wondered who He was. (Vedabase)


Text 11

He saw how the all-pervading Supersoul, the Supreme Lord and protector of righteousness, took away the glare upon which the Lord who stretches in all directions all of a sudden disappeared from his sight.


While he observed the all-pervading Supersoul, the Supreme Lord and protector of righteousness taking away the glare, the Lord who stretches in all directions suddenly disappeared out of his sight. (Vedabase)


Text 12

Thereupon, when the good signs of a favorable position of the stars gradually evolved, he who would prove himself as being of a prowess equal to that of Pându, took his birth as the heir apparent of Pându.

Thereupon, with the gradual evolving of good signs and under a favorable constellation, he took birth as the heir apparent of Pându being exactly alike Pându himself in prowess. (Vedabase)


Text 13

King Yudhishthhira gladdened had priests like Dhaumya and Kripa perform the birth ritual with the recitation of auspicious hymns.

King Yudhishthhira, gladdened, had priests like Dhaumya and Kripa perform the birth ritual with the recitation of auspicious hymns. (Vedabase)


Text 14

Knowing where, when and how, he in charity rewarded for the occasion the learned ones with good food and gifts of gold, cows, land, housing, elephants and horses.

He, knowing where, when and how, rewarded with gifts of gold, cows, land, housing, elephants and horses, in charity, together with good food, the learned ones for the occasion. (Vedabase)


Text 15

The brahmins happily addressed the king, the chief of the Purus, communicating that they felt very obliged to the descent in the line of the Purus [of the descendants of their ancestor King Puru].

Gladdened the brâhmins addressed the king, the chief amongst the Puru's, communicating that they felt very obliged to the descent in the line of the Puru's [to the forefather King Puru of Yudhishthhira]. (Vedabase)


Text 16

They said: 'For the purpose of obliging you to Him this son by the all-pervasive and all-powerful Lord has been saved from being destroyed by the irresistible, supernatural weapon.

They said: 'This son has been saved by the all-pervasive and all-powerful Lord from destruction by the all-devouring supernatural weapon, for the sake of obliging you. (Vedabase)


Text 17

Therefore he shall become well known in all the worlds as the one protected by Vishnu. No doubt he will be a most fortunate, supreme devotee endowed with all good qualities.'

Therefore he shall become well known in all the worlds as one protected by Vishnu; no doubt he will be a most fortunate supreme devotee endowed with all good qualities. (Vedabase)


Text 18

The good king said: 'Oh best of the truthful, will he follow in the footsteps of all the great souls of this family of saintly kings? Will he, to the honor of his family name, be meritorious and true to his word in his achievements?

The good king said: 'O great spirits, will he be a follower of all the great souls of this family of saintly kings, pious by the very name in his achievements and his glorification?' (Vedabase)


Text 19

The brahmins answered: 'Oh son of Prithâ [Kuntî], he will be the maintainer of all living entities, exactly like King Ikshvâku, the son of Manu, and he will be faithful to his promises and have respect for the learned just like Râma, the son of Das'aratha.

The brâhmins answered: 'O son of Prithâ [Kuntî], he will be the maintainer of all who are born, exactly like King Ikshvâku, son of Manu, and he will be loyal in his promises and respect for the learned ones just like Râma, the son of Das'aratha. (Vedabase)


Text 20

He will be as charitable as King S'ibi of Us'înara and protect the ones of surrender, and like Bharata, the son of Dushyanta who performed many sacrifices, he will spread the name and fame of his family.

Like King S'ibi of Us'inara he will be charitable and protect the surrendered ones and like Bharata, the son of Dushyanta, who performed many sacrifices, he will spread the name and fame of his family. (Vedabase)


Text 21

Among the archers he will be as good as the two Arjunas [his grandfather and the king of Haihaya], he will be as irresistible as fire and as unsurpassable as the ocean.

Amongst the archers he will be as good as Arjuna, being as well irresistible as fire as unsurpassable as the ocean. (Vedabase)


Text 22

As powerful as a lion and as worthy for taking shelter as the Himalayas, he will be as forbearing as the earth and as tolerant as his parents.

As powerful as a lion and as worthy for taking shelter like the Himalaya's, he will be as forbearing as the earth and as tolerant as his parents. (Vedabase)


Text 23

With a spirit as good as that of the original father Brahmâ, he will be as generous and equanimous as Lord S'iva and be the refuge of all living beings as good as the Supreme Lord with whom the Goddess of Fortune resides.

With a spirit as good as that of Brahmâ, he will be as generous and equanimous as Lord S'iva and be the resort of all living beings like the Supreme Lord with whom the goddess of fortune resides. (Vedabase)


Text 24

Following in the footsteps of Lord Krishna he will be of the majesty of all divine virtues, he will have the greatness of King Rantideva and be as pious as Yayâti.

Following in the footsteps of Lord Krishna he will abide by the glory of all godly attributes, he will have the greatness of King Rantideva and be like Yayâti concerning the religion. (Vedabase)


Text 25

Being as patient as Bali Mahârâja this child will be as devoted as Prahlâda was unto Lord Krishna and he will perform As'vamedha [horse] sacrifices and be faithful to the elderly and experienced.

Patient as Bali Mahârâja this child will be a devotee like Prahlâda unto Lord Krishna and will perform as'wamedha [horse]-sacrifices and be loyal to the elderly and experienced. (Vedabase)


Text 26

He will bring forth kings as good as sages, will chastise the upstarts and crush the quarrelsome for the sake of world peace and the religion.

He will bring forth kings as good as sages, will chastise the upstarts and will put the quarrelsome to an end for the sake of worldpeace and the religion. (Vedabase)


Text 27

After having heard of his personal death, that is caused by a snakebird sent by the son of a brahmin, he will free himself from his attachments and take to the shelter of the Lord.

After hearing of his personal death, caused by a snakebird sent by the son of a brâhmin, he will be freed from attachment and take to the shelter of the Lord. (Vedabase)


Text 28

Having inquired after the right self-knowledge with the son of sage Vyâsa he, oh King, will abandon his material life on the banks of the river Ganges and attain a life of fearlessness.'

Having inquired about the right self-knowledge from the son of the sage Vyâsa he, o King, will abandon his material life on the bank of the river the Ganges and will attain to the life of fearlessness. (Vedabase)


Text 29

After they thus had informed the king and were generously rewarded, they who are learned in matters of astrology and birth ceremonies returned to their homes.

After having thus informed the king, the ones well versed in the vedic knowledge, astrology and the ceremony of birth who had received sumptuous remuneration, returned to their respective homes. (Vedabase)


Text 30

He, oh master [S'aunaka], would become famous in this world as Parîkchit, the examiner, because he from what he had seen before his birth, keeping Him constantly in mind would be examining all men.

He, o master [S'aunaka], would become famous in this world as Parîkchit, the examiner, because, from what he had seen before his birth, he would be examining all man in constant contemplation. (Vedabase)


Text 31

Just like the waxing moon growing day by day, the royal prince under the care of his protective parentssoon grew up day by day to what he would be.

Very soon the royal prince under the care of his parental guardians luxuriantly grew up, the way the waxing moon grows day by day. (Vedabase)


Text 32

King Yudhishthhira, desiring to perform a horse sacrifice to be freed from the burden of having fought his kinsmen, thought about acquiring funds because all he received stemmed from collecting taxes and fines.

King Yudhishthhira, desiring to perform a horse-sacrifice to be freed from fighting his kinsmen, thought about acquiring funds as he received only from taxes and fines. (Vedabase)


Text 33

In respect of his mindful wishes his brothers, advised by the Infallible One, went north to collect sufficient riches.

In respect of his mindful wishes his brothers, advised by the Infallible one, went north to collect sufficient riches. (Vedabase)


Text 34

With the result of that collected wealth Yudhishthhira, the pious king who was so anxious, managed to conduct three horse sacrifices with which he worshiped Lord Hari perfectly.

With the result of that collected wealth the pious King Yudhishthhira, out of his anxiety could conduct three horse sacrifices, with which he perfectly worshiped Lord Hari. (Vedabase)


Text 35

The Supreme Lord, with the help of whom the twice-born could perform the sacrifices, then invited by the king stayed for a few months more to please the ones who loved Him.

The Supreme Lord, being called for by the king, saw to it that the sacrifices on his behalf were performed by the twice-born, meanwhile residing a few months there to the pleasure of the relatives. (Vedabase)


Text 36

Thereafter, dear brahmins, He, with the permission of the king, Draupadî and His relatives, went back to Dvârakâ accompanied by Arjuna and other members of the Yadu dynasty."

Thereafter, o learned ones, with the permission of the king, Draupadî and His relatives, He went back to Dvârakâ, accompanied by Arjuna and other members of the Yadu-dynasty." (Vedabase)