SB 12.6.18
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 18
- apaśyaṁs takṣakaṁ tatra
- rājā pārīkṣito dvijān
- uvāca takṣakaḥ kasmān
- na dahyetoragādhamaḥ
SYNONYMS
apaśyan — not seeing; takṣakam — Takṣaka; tatra — there; rājā — the King; pārīkṣitaḥ — Janamejaya; dvijān — to the brāhmaṇas; uvāca — said; takṣakaḥ — Takṣaka; kasmāt — why; na dahyeta — has not been burned; uraga — of all the serpents; adhamaḥ — the lowest.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
When King Janamejaya did not see Takṣaka entering his sacrificial fire, he said to the brāhmaṇas: Why is not Takṣaka, the lowest of all serpents, burning in this fire?