Shloka 39
Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy (Śṛṅgi) and the Moral Crisis of Kali-yuga
स वा आङ्गिरसो ब्रह्मन् श्रुत्वा सुतविलापनम् । उन्मील्य शनकैर्नेत्रे दृष्ट्वा चांसे मृतोरगम् ॥ ३९ ॥
sa vā āṅgiraso brahman śrutvā suta-vilāpanam unmīlya śanakair netre dṛṣṭvā cāṁse mṛtoragam
ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരേ, ആംഗിരസ വംശജനായ ഋഷി മകന്റെ വിലാപം കേട്ട് പതുക്കെ കണ്ണുകൾ തുറന്ന്, കഴുത്തിനുചുറ്റുമുള്ള മരിച്ച പാമ്പിനെ കണ്ടു।
FAQs
He opened his eyes after hearing his son Śṛṅgī’s lamentation and saw a dead serpent placed on his shoulder—left there by King Parīkṣit.
Suta Gosvāmī narrates this incident to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, addressing Śaunaka as “O brāhmaṇa.”
It highlights how a small act of disrespect can ignite serious consequences, urging restraint, humility, and careful conduct—especially toward saints and sacred persons.