Canto 1, Chapter 18

Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy

Verse 39 (SB 1.18.39)
SB 1.18.39 • मूल श्लोक

स वा आङ्गिरसो ब्रह्मन् श्रुत्वा सुतविलापनम् । उन्मील्य शनकैर्नेत्रे द‍ृष्ट्वा चांसे मृतोरगम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

sa vā āṅgiraso brahman śrutvā suta-vilāpanam unmīlya śanakair netre dṛṣṭvā cāṁse mṛtoragam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

saḥ — he; vai — also; āṅgirasaḥ — the ṛṣi born in the family of Aṅgirā; brahman — O Śaunaka; śrutvā — on hearing; suta — his son; vilāpanam — crying in distress; unmīlya — opening; śanakaiḥ — gradually; netre — by the eyes; dṛṣṭvā — by seeing; ca — also; aṁse — on the shoulder; mṛta — dead; uragam — snake.

Translation

“O brāhmaṇas, the ṛṣi, who was born in the family of Aṅgirā Muni, hearing his son crying, gradually opened his eyes and saw the dead snake around his neck.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda