Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 34
The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings
Chandravaṁśa Continuation
परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु द्रौणेर्ब्रह्मास्त्रतेजसा । त्वं च कृष्णानुभावेन सजीवो मोचितोऽन्तकात् ॥ ३४ ॥
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu drauṇer brahmāstra-tejasā tvaṁ ca kṛṣṇānubhāvena sajīvo mocito ’ntakāt
After the Kuru dynasty was annihilated in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, you also were about to be destroyed by the brahmāstra atomic weapon released by the son of Droṇācārya, but by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, you were saved from death.
FAQs
This verse states that when Aśvatthāmā’s brahmāstra nearly finished the Kurus, Parīkṣit was brought back to life and freed from death specifically by Kṛṣṇa’s divine power (kṛṣṇānubhāva).
Śukadeva highlights Parīkṣit’s extraordinary survival to show that the continuation of the Kuru line and Parīkṣit’s life were preserved by Kṛṣṇa’s direct intervention, establishing Kṛṣṇa as the ultimate protector.
Even when circumstances feel life-threatening or hopeless, remembrance of Kṛṣṇa and reliance on His shelter (bhakti) is presented as the highest protection and source of renewal.