Shloka 30
The Birth of Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Prophecies of His Greatness
स एष लोके विख्यात: परीक्षिदिति यत्प्रभु: । पूर्वं दृष्टमनुध्यायन् परीक्षेत नरेष्विह ॥ ३० ॥
sa eṣa loke vikhyātaḥ parīkṣid iti yat prabhuḥ pūrvaṁ dṛṣṭam anudhyāyan parīkṣeta nareṣv iha
He would become renowned in the world as Parīkṣit, “the examiner,” for, ever contemplating the divine Person he had seen before birth, he would search for Him by examining all men here.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit, fortunate as he was, got the impression of the Lord even in the womb of his mother, and thus his contemplation on the Lord was constantly with him. Once the impression of the transcendental form of the Lord is fixed in one’s mind, one can never forget Him in any circumstance. Child Parīkṣit, after coming out of the womb, was in the habit of examining everyone to see whether he was the same personality whom he first saw in the womb. But no one could be equal to or more attractive than the Lord, and therefore he never accepted anyone. But the Lord was constantly with him by such examination, and thus Mahārāja Parīkṣit was always engaged in the devotional service of the Lord by remembrance.
FAQs
Because he would ‘examine’ people, remembering the divine form he had once seen, and would search among men for that same Lord—hence the name Parīkṣit (“the examiner/searcher”).
Sūta Gosvāmī, narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, explains why the child became famous as Parīkṣit.
Keep the Lord’s remembrance alive and let it guide your choices—seeing others and the world through the lens of that spiritual memory rather than mere appearances.