Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
भगवंस्तक्षकादिभ्यो मृत्युभ्यो न बिभेम्यहम् । प्रविष्टो ब्रह्म निर्वाणमभयं दर्शितं त्वया ॥ ५ ॥
bhagavaṁs takṣakādibhyo mṛtyubhyo na bibhemy aham praviṣṭo brahma nirvāṇam abhayaṁ darśitaṁ tvayā
Bạch Bhagavān, nay con không còn sợ Takṣaka hay bất cứ sinh linh nào, cũng chẳng sợ cái chết lặp lại, vì con đã hòa nhập vào Brahman-nirvāṇa thanh tịnh, vô úy mà Ngài đã chỉ bày.
In this verse, King Parīkṣit declares he does not fear death—even if it comes as Takṣaka—because realization of brahma-nirvāṇa (the fearless spiritual state) has been revealed to him by Śukadeva.
Parīkṣit had heard Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s Bhagavata teachings and became spiritually established; thus the external cause of death (Takṣaka) no longer disturbed him.
By deepening spiritual hearing and remembrance (śravaṇa and smaraṇa) so identity shifts from the perishable body to the soul—reducing anxiety and bringing steadiness even amid uncertainty.