Canto 12, Chapter 6

Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

Verse 58 (SB 12.6.58)
SB 12.6.58 • मूल श्लोक

जातूकर्ण्यश्च तच्छिष्य: सनिरुक्तां स्वसंहिताम् । बलाकपैलजाबालविरजेभ्यो ददौ मुनि: ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

jātūkarṇyaś ca tac-chiṣyaḥ sa-niruktāṁ sva-saṁhitām balāka-paila-jābāla- virajebhyo dadau muniḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

jātūkarṇyaḥ — Jātūkarṇya; ca — and; tat-śiṣyaḥ — the disciple of Śākalya; sa-niruktām — along with a glossary explaining obscure terms; sva-saṁhitām — the collection he received; balāka-paila-jābāla-virajebhyaḥ — to Balāka, Paila, Jābāla and Viraja; dadau — passed down; muniḥ — the sage.

Translation

“The sage Jātūkarṇya was also a disciple of Śākalya, and after dividing the saṁhitā he received from Śākalya into three parts, he added a fourth section, a Vedic glossary. He taught one of these parts to each of four disciples — Balāka, the second Paila, Jābāla and Viraja.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda