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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.27
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
- viprakīrṇa-jaṭācchannaṁ
- rauraveṇājinena ca
- viśuṣyat-tālur udakaṁ
- tathā-bhūtam ayācata
viprakīrṇaall scattered — all scattered; jaṭacovered with compressed, long hair-ācchannamcovered with compressed, long hair — covered with compressed, long hair; rauraveṇaby the skin of a stag — by the skin of a stag; ajinenaby the skin — by the skin; caalso — also; viśuṣyatdried up — dried up; tāluḥpalate — palate; udakamwater — water; tathāin that state-bhūtamin that state — in that state; ayācataasked for — asked for.
The sage, in meditation, was covered by the skin of a stag, and long, compressed hair was scattered all over him. The King, whose palate was dry from thirst, asked him for water.
The King, being thirsty, asked the sage for water. That such a great devotee and king asked for water from a sage absorbed in trance was certainly providential. Otherwise there was no chance of such a unique happening. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was thus placed in an awkward position so that gradually Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam could be revealed.