SB 1.18.2 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 2
Brahmakopa utthitat yas tu takshakat pranaviplavat Na sammumoha urubhayat bhagwati arpita ashayah.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Brahmakopa—Fury of a Brahmin, Utthitat—caused by, Yas—what was, Tu—but Takshakat—by the snake-bird, Pranaviplavat—from disolution of life, Na—never, Sammumuha—became overwhelmed, Urubhayat—great fearfulness, Bhagwati—unto the Personality of Godhead, Arpita—surrendered, Ashayah—consciousness.
TRANSLATION
Further more Maharaj Parikshit was always consciously surrendered to the Personality of Godhead and therefore he was neither afraid of nor overwhelmed from the fear of the snake bird which was to bite him due to the violent passion of Brahmin boy.
PURPORT
A self surrendered devotee of the Lord is called Narayanapara. Such Narayanapara person is never afraid of any place or person even of death. For them nothing is important than the Supreme Lord and as such they allow equal importance both for the heaven and the hell. They know it well that both heaven and hell are creations of the Lord and similarly life and death are different conditions of existence created by the Lord. What they want is that in all conditions and in all circumstances remembrances of Narayana is essential. They practice it constantly and Maharaj Parikshit was one of such pure devotees. He was wrongfully cursed by an inexperienced son of a Brahmin by the influence of Kali, and Maharaj Parikshit took it as sent by Narayana. He knew it well that Narayana (Lord Krishna) saved him when he was burnt in the womb of his mother and if he was to be killed by snake-bite it would also take place by the will of the LORD. The devotee never goes against the will of the Lord and anything sent by God is a blessing for the devotee. Therefore Maharaj Parikshit was neither afraid of nor bewildered in such things. That is the sign of a pure devotee of the Lord.