Shloka 2
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
राजोवाच सिद्धोऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि भवता करुणात्मना । श्रावितो यच्च मे साक्षादनादिनिधनो हरि: ॥ २ ॥
rājovāca siddho ’smy anugṛhīto ’smi bhavatā karuṇātmanā śrāvito yac ca me sākṣād anādi-nidhano hariḥ
国王说：慈悲的圣者啊！蒙你垂怜，我已圆满此生之所求。你亲自为我宣说了无始无终的主哈利之圣传。
FAQs
This verse shows Parīkṣit declaring himself fulfilled because he directly heard about Hari—indicating that attentive hearing of the Lord’s glories is itself a path to spiritual perfection.
Because, by the compassion of the saintly speaker, he received direct narration of the Supreme Lord (Hari), which is considered the greatest mercy and the essence of success in life—especially at life’s end.
Make regular time to hear or study Bhagavatam/Hari-katha from authentic sources; treat that hearing as a primary spiritual practice, cultivating gratitude and steadiness rather than distraction.