Shloka 3
Parīkṣit’s Comprehensive Inquiries and the Bhāgavata as Śabda-avatāra
कथयस्व महाभाग यथाहमखिलात्मनि । कृष्णे निवेश्य नि:सङ्गं मनस्त्यक्ष्ये कलेवरम् ॥ ३ ॥
kathayasva mahābhāga yathāham akhilātmani kṛṣṇe niveśya niḥsaṅgaṁ manas tyakṣye kalevaram
အို မဟာဘဂ္ဂ! ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ ဟောကြားမှုကို ဆက်လက်ပြောပါ။ ကျွန်ုပ်သည် အခိလအာတ္မာ ဖြစ်သော သရီကృష్ణ၌ စိတ်ကို တည်စေပြီး၊ အပြည့်အဝ မကပ်ငြိမ့်ဘဲ ဤကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို စွန့်လွှတ်နိုင်ပါစေ။
To be fully engaged in hearing the transcendental narration described in the text of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam means to constantly associate with the Supreme Soul, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. And to constantly associate with the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa means to be liberated from the qualities of matter. Lord Kṛṣṇa is like the sun, and material contamination is like darkness. As the presence of the sun dissipates darkness, constant engagement in the association of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa frees one from the contamination of the material qualities. Contamination by the material qualities is the cause of repeated birth and death, and liberation from material qualities is transcendence. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was now a realized soul by this secret of liberation, through the grace of Śukadeva Gosvāmī, for the latter had informed the King that the highest perfection of life is to be in remembrance of Nārāyaṇa at the end of life. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was destined to give up his body at the end of seven days, and thus he decided to continue remembering the Lord by His association with the topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and thus to quit his body in full consciousness of the presence of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul.
FAQs
This verse shows the essential method: place the mind steadily in Kṛṣṇa—understood as the Supersoul of all—and become niḥsaṅga (free from attachment), so that leaving the body becomes spiritually successful.
Facing imminent death, Parīkṣit sought the most effective instruction for liberation—how to concentrate purely on Kṛṣṇa and relinquish the body without worldly attachment.
Daily remembrance of Kṛṣṇa through hearing and chanting, while simplifying distractions and reducing obsessive identification with possessions and status, trains the mind to rest in the Supreme rather than temporary objects.