Ch 10 Verse 1-2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

२.१० दशमोऽध्यायः । परीक्षिन्मरणम् । सूत उवाच । तस्मिन्नेव दिने नाम्ना तक्षकस्तं नृपोत्तमम् । शप्तं ज्ञात्वा गृहात्तूर्णं निःसृतः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १ ॥ वृद्धब्राह्मणवेषेण तक्षकः पथि निर्गतः । अपश्यत्कश्यपं मार्गे व्रजन्तं नृपतिं प्रति ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

Sūta said :-- “O Ṛṣis! On that very day when the Brāhmin Kaśyapa went out of his house, Takṣak, knowing the king Parīkṣit cursed, assumed an aged Brāhmin’s form and went out of his abode. The serpent Takṣak met the Brāhmin Kaśyapa on the way.

Ch 10 Verse 3 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तमपृच्छत्पन्नगोऽसौ ब्राह्मणं मन्त्रवादिनम् । क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किञ्च कार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥ ३ ॥

English Translation

Seeing the Brāhmaṇa, versed in the Mantras, Takṣak asked him “Where are you going so in haste, and what for are you taking this trouble?”

Ch 10 Verse 4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कश्यप उवाच । परीक्षितं नृपश्रेष्ठं तक्षकश्च प्रधक्ष्यति । तत्राहं त्वरितो यामि नृपं कर्तुमपज्वरम् ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

Thus questioned, Kaśyapa replied :-- I heard that the serpent Takṣak will bite the king Parīkṣit; therefore I am going in haste to the king Parīkṣit to cure him of the serpent’s poison.

Ch 10 Verse 5 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मन्त्रोऽस्ति मम विप्रेन्द्र विषनाशकरः किल । जीवयिष्याम्यहं तं वै जीवितव्येऽधुना किल ॥ ५ ॥

English Translation

I know the mantra (mystic verse) that can destroy the effect of poison. If his life-period is not exhausted, I will certainly give him back his life.

Ch 10 Verse 6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तक्षक उवाच । अहं स पन्नगो ब्रह्मंस्तं धक्ष्यामि महीपतिम् । निवर्तस्व न शक्तस्त्वं मया दष्टं चिकित्सितुम् ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

Takṣak then. Said :-- “O Brāhmaṇa! I am that Takṣak; I will bite him and take away his life. So you better desist. Will you be able to treat him whom I bite; certainly you will not.”

Ch 10 Verse 7 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कश्यप उवाच । अहं दष्टं त्वया सर्प नृपं शप्तं द्विजेन वै । जीवयिष्याम्यसन्देहं कामं मन्त्रबलेन वै ॥ ७ ॥

English Translation

Kaśyapa said :-- “O chief of snakes! When you will bite the king who has been cursed by the Brāhmaṇ, I will no doubt make him alive by the power of my mantra.”

Ch 10 Verse 8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तक्षक उवाच । यदि त्वं जीवितुं यासि मया दष्टं नृपोत्तमम् । मन्त्रशक्तिबलं विप्र दर्शय त्वं ममानघ ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

said :-- “O chief of Brāhmaṇas! If you have so thought that you will make the king alive after I bite him, then shew me your strength before hand. O sinless one! I will bite this Nyagrodha tree (the Indian fig-tree); just now make it alive.”

Ch 10 Verse 9 Verse

Sanskrit Text

धक्ष्याम्येनं च न्यग्रोधं विषदंष्ट्राभिरद्य वै । कश्यप उवाच । जीवयिष्ये त्वया दष्टं दग्धं वा पन्नगोत्तम ॥ ९ ॥

English Translation

Kaśyapa said :-- “Certainly I will make this tree alive, that will be burnt away by the venom of your teeth.”

Ch 10 Verse 10 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । अदशत्पन्नगो वृक्षं भस्मसाच्च चकार तम् । उवाच कश्यपं भूयो जीवयैनं द्विजोत्तम ॥ १० ॥

English Translation

Sūta said :-- “The snake Takṣak then bit the tree, which was reduced to ashes; and asked Kaśyapa to bring back that tree to life.”

Ch 10 Verse 11 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दृष्ट्वा भस्मीकृतं वृक्षं पन्नगेन विषाग्निना । सर्वं भस्म समाहृत्य कश्यपो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ११ ॥

English Translation

Seeing the tree reduced to ashes by the fire of venom of the snake, he collected all the ashes and said :-- “O highly venomous serpent.

Ch 10 Verse 12 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पश्य मन्त्रबलं मेऽद्य न्यग्रोधं पन्नगोत्तम । जीवयाम्यद्य वृक्षं वै पश्यतस्ते महाविष ॥ १२ ॥

English Translation

See to-day the power of my mantra. Behold! While you are witnessing, I will enliven this tree.

Ch 10 Verse 13 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्युक्त्वा जलमादाय कश्यपो मन्त्रवित्तमः । सिषेच भस्मराशिं तं मन्त्रितेनैव वारिणा ॥ १३ ॥

English Translation

Thus the great mantra-knower Kaśyapa took water in his hand, and impregnating it with his mantra power, sprinkled the water on the ashes.

Ch 10 Verse 14-15 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तद्वारिसेचनाज्जातो न्यग्रोधः पूर्ववच्छुभः । विस्मयं तक्षकः प्राप्तो दृष्ट्वा तं जीवितं नगम् ॥ १४ ॥ तमाह कश्यपं नागः किमर्थं ते परिश्रमः । सम्पादयामि तं कामं ब्रूहि वाडव वाञ्छितम् ॥ १५ ॥

English Translation

Immediately, on the sprinkling of the mantra saturated water, the Nyagrodha tree got back its life as before. Takṣak became greatly astonished to see the tree enlivened again and said to Kaśyapa :-- “O chief of Brāhmaṇs! What is your object in taking so much pains? Speak out what you want and I will fulfil your desires.”

Ch 10 Verse 16 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कश्यप उवाच । वित्तार्थी नृपतिं मत्वा शप्तं पन्नग निःसृतः । गृहादहं चोपकर्तुं विद्यया नृपसत्तमम् ॥ १६ ॥

English Translation

Kaśyapa said :-- “O chief of serpents! Knowing the king cursed, I am going to do good to him by my knowledge and to get in return abundant wealth.”

Ch 10 Verse 17 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तक्षक उवाच । वित्तं गृहाण विप्रेन्द्र यावदिच्छसि पार्थिवात् । ददामि स्वगृहं याहि सकामोऽहं भवाम्यतः ॥ १७ ॥

English Translation

Hearing this, Takṣak said :-- “I will give you the amount of wealth that you desire; take that and go back to your house, and let my desire be also fulfilled.”

Ch 10 Verse 18 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कश्यपः परमार्थवित् । चिन्तयामास मनसा किं करोमि पुनः पुनः ॥ १८ ॥

English Translation

Kaśyapa, the knower of the highest state, heard Takṣaka’s words and pondered in his mind again and again. “What is to be done now?

Ch 10 Verse 19-20 Verse

Sanskrit Text

धनं गहीत्वा स्वगृहं प्रयामि यद्यहं पुनः । भविष्यति न मे कीर्तिर्लोके लोभसमाश्रयात् ॥ १९ ॥ जीवितेऽथ नृपश्रेष्ठे कीर्तिः स्यादचला मम । धनप्राप्तिश्च बहुधा भवेत्पुण्यं च जीवनात् ॥ २० ॥

English Translation

If I take this wealth and go back to my house, my name and fame will not be known in this world, simply for my greed; but if the king be made alive again, my undying fame, abundant wealth, and greater Puṇyam will accrue to me.

Ch 10 Verse 21-22 Verse

Sanskrit Text

रक्षणीयं यशः कामं धिग्धनं यशसा विना । सर्वस्वं रघुणा पूर्वं दत्तं विप्राय कीर्तये ॥ २१ ॥ हरिश्चन्द्रेण कर्णेन कीर्त्यर्थं बहुविस्तरम् । उपेक्षेयं कथं भूपं दह्यमानं विषाग्निना ॥ २२ ॥

English Translation

Again fie to that wealth with which there is no fame; so one must try one’s best to preserve one’s fame. The king Raghu, in ancient days, gave away everything of his to the Brāhmaṇas for fame; the king Haṛṣcandra and Karṇa did not hesitate a bit to give away endless property. There is one point again to take into account, how can I trifle away the matter, seeing the king burnt up by the venomous fire?

Ch 10 Verse 23 Verse

Sanskrit Text

जीवितेऽद्य मया राज्ञि सुखं सर्वजनस्य च । अराजके प्रजानाशो भविता नात्र संशयः ॥ २३ ॥

English Translation

If I can bring back the king’s life, everyone will become happy. If the kingdom be without its king, the subjects will, no doubt, be ruined.

Ch 10 Verse 24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रजानाशस्य पापं मे भविष्यति मृते नृपे । अपकीर्तिश्च लोकेषु धनलोभाद्भविष्यति ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

So, following the king’s death, sin will also iñcur on me due to the ruin of the subjects; and infamy will come on my head that I am a very greedy man.”

Ch 10 Verse 25 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा ध्यानं कृत्वा स कश्यपः । गतायुषं च नृपतिं ज्ञातवाम्बुद्धिमत्तरः ॥ २५ ॥

English Translation

Thus meditating in his mind, the highly intelligent Kaśyapa began to meditate, and plunged himself in Dhyān; he thereby came to know that the king’s life period was spent up.

Ch 10 Verse 26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

आसन्नमृत्युं राजानं ज्ञात्वा ध्यानेन कश्यपः । गृहं ययौ स धर्मात्मा धनमादाय तक्षकात् ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

Thus knowing the king’s death imminent, the virtuous Kaśyapa took the desired wealth from Takṣak and returned home.

Ch 10 Verse 27-28 Verse

Sanskrit Text

निवर्त्य कश्यपं सर्पः सप्तमे दिवसे नृपम् । हन्तुकामो जगामाशु नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥ २७ ॥ शुश्राव नगरस्यान्ते प्रासादस्थं परीक्षितम् । मणिमन्त्रौषधैः कामं रक्ष्यमाणमतन्द्रितम् ॥ २८ ॥

English Translation

Thus making Kaśyapa to retire to his house on the seventh day Takṣak went on to Hastināpur to bring death and destruction on to Parīksit. When he went close to the city, he heard that the king Parīksit was staying on the upper story of the palace; and the palace had been preserved by various gems, mantras, herbs and plants.

Ch 10 Verse 29-30 Verse

Sanskrit Text

चिन्ताविष्टस्तदा नागो विप्रशापभयाकुलः । चिन्तयामास योगेन प्रविशेयं गृहं कथम् ॥ २९ ॥ वञ्जयामि कथं चैनं राजानं पापकारिणम् । विप्रशापाद्धतं मूढं विप्रपीडाकरं शठम् ॥ ३० ॥

English Translation

Takṣak became very anxious; and fearing, lest the curse of the Brāhmaṇas, will fall on his head, became very much agitated and thought. “How shall I now enter the palace? How can I cheat this stupid hypocrite vicious king, cursed by the Brāhmaṇa, who causes troubles to the Brāhmaṇas.

Ch 10 Verse 31 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पाण्डवानां कुले जातः कोऽपि नैतादृशो भवेत् । तापसस्य गले येन मृतः सर्पो निवेशितः ॥ ३१ ॥

English Translation

Not a single man has taken birth in the Paṇḍava family ever since that he coiled a dead serpent round the neck of an ascetic Brāhmin.

Ch 10 Verse 32-33 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कृत्वा विगर्हितं कर्म जानन्कालगतिं नृपः । रक्षकान्भवने कृत्वा प्रासादमभिगम्य च ॥ ३२ ॥ मृत्युं वञ्चयते राजा वर्ततेऽद्य निराकुलः । तं कथं धक्षयिष्यामि विप्रवाक्येन चोदितः ॥ ३३ ॥

English Translation

The king has committed a very heinous crime and knowing the course of time to be in fallible, has placed sentries on all sides of the palace and has ascended to the top-most story of the building, thinking thereby to deceive Death and is staying in a peaceful mind. How can then he be smitten, in accordance with the Brāhmaṇa’s word?

Ch 10 Verse 34-35 Verse

Sanskrit Text

न जानाति च मन्दात्मा मरणं ह्यनिवर्तनम् । तेनासौ रक्षकान्स्थाप्य सौधारूढोऽद्य मोदते ॥ ३४ ॥ यदि वै विहितो मृत्युर्दैवेनामिततेजसा । स कथं परिवर्तेत कृतैर्यत्नैस्तु कोटिभिः ॥ ३५ ॥

English Translation

The king, of dull intellect, knows not that death cannot be prevented; for that reason he has placed guards and sentinels round the building, and himself has got up the house and is happily whiling away his time; but he is quite ignorant that when Fate who can never be violated, ordains the death, how can it be prevented though thousands of attempts are made to thwart it?

Ch 10 Verse 36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पाण्डवस्य च दायादो जानन्मृत्युं गतं नृपः । जीवने मतिमास्थाय स्थितः स्थाने निराकुलः ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

This scion of Paṇdu family knows that his death is at hand and yet wants to live and therefore is staying in his own place with a tranquil mind.

Ch 10 Verse 37 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दानपुण्यादिकं राजा कर्तुमर्हति सर्वथा । धर्मेण हन्यते व्याधिर्येनायुः शाश्वतं भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥

English Translation

The king ought now to make charities and other meritorious works; it is only by acts of Dharma that disease is destroyed and life is prolonged.

Ch 10 Verse 38 Verse

Sanskrit Text

नोचेन्मृत्युविधिं कृत्वा स्नानदानादिकाः क्रियाः । मरणं स्वर्गलोकाय नरकायान्यथा भवेतू ॥ ३८ ॥

English Translation

And if that be not the object then a dying man ought to take bath, to make charities and to await his time of death; he thereby attains heaven; otherwise hell is inevitable.

Ch 10 Verse 39-40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

द्विजपीडाकृतं पापं पृथग्वास्य च भूपतेः । विप्रशापस्तथा घोर आसन्ने मरणे किल ॥ ३९ ॥ न कोऽपि ब्राह्मणः पार्श्वे य एनं प्रतिबोधयेत् । वेधसा विहितो मृत्युरनिवार्यस्तु सर्वथा ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

The king committed great sin in the act of causing pains and trouble to the Brāhmin or other similar acts and therefore death is so close that the Brāhmin curse has fallen thus on his head. Is there no such Brāhmin who can make him understand this; or the Creator has ordained his death now as inevitable.”

Ch 10 Verse 41-42 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति सञ्चिन्त्य सर्पोऽसौ स्वान्नागान्निकटे स्थितान् । कृत्वा तापसवेषांस्तान्प्राहिणोत्सुभुजङ्गमान् ॥ ४१ ॥ फलमूलादिकं गृह्य राज्ञे नागोऽथ तक्षकः । स्वयं च कीटरूपेण फलमध्ये ससार ह ॥ ४२ ॥

English Translation

Thus meditating, the chief serpent made other serpents following him assume then form of ascetic Brāhmaṇas and gave them roots and fruits to be taken to the king.

Ch 10 Verse 43 Verse

Sanskrit Text

निर्गतास्ते तदा नागाः फलान्यादाय सत्वराः । ते राजभवनं प्राप्य स्थिताः प्रासादसन्निधौ ॥ ४३ ॥

English Translation

The serpent Takṣak himself entered within the fruits in the form of an insect. Then the ascetic serpents took the fruits and quickly went out of the place. They came to the palace where Parīksit was resting.

Ch 10 Verse 44-46 Verse

Sanskrit Text

रक्षकास्तापसान्दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छुस्तच्चिकीर्षितम् । ऊचुस्ते भूपतिं द्रष्टुं प्राप्ताः स्मोऽद्य तपोवनात् ॥ ४४ ॥ अभिमन्युसुतं वीरं कुलार्कं चारुदर्शनम् । परिवर्धयितुं प्राप्ता मन्त्रैराथर्वणैस्तथा ॥ ४५ ॥ निवेदयध्वं राजानं दर्शनार्थागतान्मुनीन् । कृत्वाभिषेकान्यास्यामो दत्त्वा मिष्टफलानिच ॥ ४६ ॥

English Translation

Seeing them, the guards asked :-- “What for have you come here?” Hearing this, “We are coming from the hermitage to prolong the life of the hero king, the son of Abhimanyu and the son of the Pāṇḍava family, by chanting the mantras of the Atharvavedas, and we want to have an interview with the king; now you better go and inform the king that some Munis have come to see you. We will sprinkle water on him and give him some sweet fruits and then depart.

Ch 10 Verse 47 Verse

Sanskrit Text

भारतानां कुले वापि न दृष्टा द्वाररक्षकाः । न श्रुतं तापसानां तु राज्ञोऽसन्दर्शनं किल ॥ ४७ ॥

English Translation

We have never come across such gatekeepers in the family of Bharat as disallow the ascetic Muni visitors to go and see the king.

Ch 10 Verse 48 Verse

Sanskrit Text

आरोहामो वयं तत्र यत्र राजा परीक्षितः । आशीर्भिर्वर्धयित्वैनं दत्ताज्ञाः प्रव्रजामहे ॥ ४८ ॥

English Translation

We will ascend to the place where the Parīksit is staying and we will bless him, and wish him long life; we will communicate to him our orders and then depart to our own places.”

Ch 10 Verse 49 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां तापसानां तु रक्षकाः । प्रत्यूचुस्तान् द्विजान्मत्वा निदेशं भूपतेर्यथा ॥ ४९ ॥

English Translation

Sūtā said :-- Hearing these words, the sentinels spoke as previously ordered by the king, as follows :--

Ch 10 Verse 50-51 Verse

Sanskrit Text

नाद्य वो दर्शनं विप्रा राज्ञः स्यादिति नो मतिः । श्वः सर्वतापसैरत्र त्वागन्तव्यं नृपालये ॥ ५० ॥ अनारोहस्तु प्रासादो विप्राणां मुनिसत्तमाः । विप्रशापभयाद्राज्ञा विहितोऽस्ति न संशयः ॥ ५१ ॥

English Translation

“O Brāhmaṇas! We think verily you won’t be able to have an interview with the king to-day; you, all ascetics can come to-morrow to this palace. O Munis! Owing to the Brāhmaṇa’s curse, the king has built this place; then it follows, as a matter of course, that the Brāhmaṇas are not allowed to get up to the palace.” Then the serpents, in the form of the Brāhmaṇas, spoke :--

Ch 10 Verse 52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तदोचुस्तानथो विप्राः फलमूलजलानि च । विप्राशिषश्च राज्ञेऽथ ग्राहयन्तु सुरक्षकाः ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

:-- “O good sentinels! Then take these roots and fruits and offer them to the king and communicate to him our blessings.”

Ch 10 Verse 53 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ते गत्वा नृपतिं प्रोचुस्तापसानागताञ्जनाः । राजोवाचानयध्वं वै फलमूलादिकं च यत् ॥ ५३ ॥

English Translation

The sentinels went to the king, and informed him of the arrival of the ascetic Brāhmaṇas. The king replied :-- “Bring here the roots and fruits offered by them and ask what for they have come.

Ch 10 Verse 54 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पृच्छध्वं तापसान्कार्यं प्रातरागमनं पुनः । प्रणामं कथयध्वं मे नाद्य सन्दर्शनं मम ॥ ५४ ॥

English Translation

Give them my pranāms; to-day I cannot meet with them; let them come to-morrow morning.”

Ch 10 Verse 55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ते गत्वाथ समादाय फलमूलादिकं च यत् । राज्ञे समर्पयामासुर्बहुमानपुरःसरम् ॥ ५५ ॥

English Translation

The sentinels went to the ascetics and got from them their roots and fruits and offered them with great respect to the king.

Ch 10 Verse 56-58 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गतेषु तेषु नागेषु विप्रवेषावृतेषु च । फलान्यादाय राजासौ सचिवानिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ५६ ॥ सुहृदो भक्षयन्त्वद्य फलान्येतानि सर्वशः । अद्म्यहं चैकमेतद्वै फलं विप्रार्पितं महत् ॥ ५७ ॥ इत्युक्त्वा तत्फलं दत्त्वा सुहृद्भ्यश्चोत्तरासुतः । करे कृत्वा फलं पक्वं ददार नृपतिः स्वयम् ॥ ५८ ॥

English Translation

When the serpents in the guise of the hypocrite Brāhmins went away, the king took those fruits and spoke to his ministers :- “Take these fruits and let all my friends eat them. I will take only this one fruit given by the Brāhmaṇas and will eat it.”

Ch 10 Verse 59 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विदारितं फलं राज्ञा तत्र कृमिरभूदणुः । स कृष्णनयनस्ताम्रो दृष्टो भूपतिना स्वयम् ॥ ५९ ॥

English Translation

Saying this, the Uttarā’s son Parīksit gave away fruits to the friends and took one ripe fruit for himself, broke it and saw within it a very fine copper-coloured black eyed insect.

Ch 10 Verse 60 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तं दृष्ट्वा नृपतिः प्राह सचिवान्विस्मितानथ । अस्तमभ्येति सविता विषादद्य न मे भयम् ॥ ६० ॥

English Translation

At this the ministers were astonished; the King spoke to them :-- “The sun has set; so there is no further chance of any fear from any poison to-day.

Ch 10 Verse 61 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अङ्गीकरोमि तं शापं कृमिको मां दशत्वयम् । एवमुक्त्वा स राजेन्द्रो ग्रीवायां संन्यवेशयत् ॥ ६१ ॥

English Translation

I speak then to-day, fearing the Brāhmaṇ’s curse, let this insect bite me.” Thus saying the king took that insect and placed it on his neck.

Ch 10 Verse 62 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अस्तं याते दिवानाथे धृतः कण्ठेऽथ कीटकः । तक्षकस्तु तदा जातः कालरूपी भयानकः ॥ ६२ ॥

English Translation

That Takṣak in the form of an insect, when placed, during the sun-set, on the neck by the king, immediately assumed the form of the terrible Kāla (Death), coiled round the king and beat him.

Ch 10 Verse 63 Verse

Sanskrit Text

राजा संवेष्टितस्तेन दष्टश्चापि महीपतिः । मन्त्रिणो विस्मयं प्राप्ता रुरुदुर्भृशदुःखिताः ॥ ६३ ॥

English Translation

The Ministers were greatly surprised and began to weep and cry with great pain and sorrow.

Ch 10 Verse 64 Verse

Sanskrit Text

घोररूपमहिं वीक्ष्य दुद्रुवुस्ते भयार्दिताः । चुक्रुशू रक्षकाः सर्वे हाहाकारो महानभूत् ॥ ६४ ॥

English Translation

Seeing that terrible serpent, the ministers, overwhelmed with terror, fled away on all sides. The guards cried out loudly. The terrible out-cry was raised on all sides.

Ch 10 Verse 65 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वेष्टितो भोगिभोगेन विनष्टबहुपौरुषः । नोवाच नृपतिः किञ्चिन्न चचालोत्तरासुतः ॥ ६५ ॥

English Translation

Then Uttarā’s son, the king Parīksit, coiled by the serpent, saw that all his efforts were rendered fruitless, and remained silent and held fast to his patience.

Ch 10 Verse 66 Verse

Sanskrit Text

उत्थिताग्निशिखा घोरा विषजा तक्षकाननात् । प्रजज्वाल नृपं त्वाशु गतप्राणं चकार ह ॥ ६६ ॥

English Translation

From the mouth of the serpent Takṣak the terrible venomous flames came out burning all and immediately killed the king.

Ch 10 Verse 67 Verse

Sanskrit Text

हत्वाशु जीवितं राज्ञस्तक्षको गगने गतः । जगद्दग्धं तु कुर्वाणं ददृशुस्तं जना इह ॥ ६७ ॥

English Translation

Thus taking away the life of the king, Takṣak went up in the celestial atmosphere; the people then saw that the serpent was ready as if to burn the world.

Ch 10 Verse 68 Verse

Sanskrit Text

स पपात गतप्राणो राजा दग्ध इव द्रुमः । चुकुशुश्च जनाः सर्वे मृतं दृष्ट्वा नराधिपम् ॥ ६८ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीयस्कन्धे परीक्षिन्मरणं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ॥ २.१०॥

English Translation

The king fell down lifeless like a burnt tree; and all the persons cried out seeing the king dead. Thus ends the tenth Chapter of the Second Skandha on the death of the king Parīksit in the Mahāpurāṇam Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses.