Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 45
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
देहत्यागश्च राजर्षेर्विष्णुरातस्य धीमत: । शाखाप्रणयनमृषेर्मार्कण्डेयस्य सत्कथा । महापुरुषविन्यास: सूर्यस्य जगदात्मन: ॥ ४५ ॥
deha-tyāgaś ca rājarṣer viṣṇu-rātasya dhīmataḥ śākhā-praṇayanam ṛṣer mārkaṇḍeyasya sat-kathā mahā-puruṣa-vinyāsaḥ sūryasya jagad-ātmanaḥ
On y trouve aussi le récit du départ du sage et saint roi Viṣṇurāta (Parīkṣit), l’explication de la diffusion des branches des Veda par Vyāsadeva, la pieuse narration concernant le Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍeya, ainsi qu’une description détaillée de la forme universelle du Seigneur et de Sa forme en tant que soleil, âme de l’univers.
FAQs
This verse notes that the Bhāgavatam includes the account of the wise King Viṣṇurāta (Parīkṣit) giving up his body—his final moment that culminates in liberation through hearing the Lord’s glories.
Because the Bhāgavatam contains the sacred narrative (sat-kathā) of Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, presented as an important teaching episode within its broader spiritual message.
It encourages studying the Bhāgavatam as a complete spiritual guide—covering saintly endings, preservation of Vedic knowledge, exemplary sages, and seeing the Lord’s presence in cosmic order (like Sūrya).