Shloka 36
Parīkṣit Confronts Kali; Dharma and Bhūmi Lament Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
तयोरेवं कथयतो: पृथिवीधर्मयोस्तदा । परीक्षिन्नाम राजर्षि: प्राप्त: प्राचीं सरस्वतीम् ॥ ३६ ॥
tayor evaṁ kathayatoḥ pṛthivī-dharmayos tadā parīkṣin nāma rājarṣiḥ prāptaḥ prācīṁ sarasvatīm
ขณะที่แผ่นดินและผู้เป็นรูปแห่งธรรมกำลังสนทนากันอยู่นั้น พระราชฤๅษีปริกษิตก็เสด็จถึงฝั่งแม่น้ำสรัสวตีซึ่งไหลไปทางทิศตะวันออก
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Sixteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “How Parīkṣit Received the Age of Kali.”
FAQs
He arrived at the eastern bank of the River Sarasvatī while Earth and Dharma were conversing (Bhagavatam 1.16.36).
The verse sets the sacred location for the encounter—Parīkṣit reaches Sarasvatī just as Earth and Dharma are discussing the decline of dharma in Kali-yuga.
It highlights timely intervention—like Parīkṣit arriving at the crucial moment—encouraging us to protect dharmic values when we see them being harmed.