Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 9
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
परीक्षिदपि राजर्षिरात्मन्यात्मानमात्मना । समाधाय परं दध्यावस्पन्दासुर्यथा तरु: ॥ ९ ॥ प्राक्कूले बर्हिष्यासीनो गङ्गाकूल उदङ्मुख: । ब्रह्मभूतो महायोगी नि:सङ्गश्छिन्नसंशय: ॥ १० ॥
parīkṣid api rājarṣir ātmany ātmānam ātmanā samādhāya paraṁ dadhyāv aspandāsur yathā taruḥ
Alors Mahārāja Parīkṣit, par une intelligence pure, établit son mental dans le Soi spirituel et médita sur la Vérité Absolue Suprême ; le prāṇa cessa de bouger et il demeura immobile tel un arbre.
FAQs
It describes King Parīkṣit fixing his consciousness within the Self and meditating on the Supreme with complete steadiness, showing that undistracted remembrance of the Lord is the perfected state.
To emphasize his unwavering concentration—free from fear, agitation, and bodily distraction—fully absorbed in meditation on the Supreme Lord.
Practice daily focused remembrance—especially through hearing and chanting the Lord’s names—so the mind becomes trained to remain steady during stress and life’s final moments.