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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.19
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- maharṣayo vai samupāgatā ye
- praśasya sādhv ity anumodamānāḥ
- ūcuḥ prajānugraha-śīla-sārā
- yad uttama-śloka-guṇābhirūpam
maharṣayaḥthe great sages — the great sages; vaias a matter of course — as a matter of course; samupāgatāḥassembled there — assembled there; yethose who — those who; praśasyaby praising — by praising; sādhuquite all right — quite all right; itithus — thus; anumodamānāḥall approving — all approving; ūcuḥsaid — said; prajādoing good to the living being-anugrahadoing good to the living being — doing good to the living being; śīlaqualitatively powerful-sārāḥqualitatively powerful — qualitatively powerful; yatbecause — because; uttamaone who is praised by selected poems-ślokaone who is praised by selected poems — one who is praised by selected poems; guṇaas beautiful as godly qualities-abhirūpamas beautiful as godly qualities — as beautiful as godly qualities.
All the great sages who were assembled there also praised the decision of Mahārāja Parīkṣit and they expressed their approval by saying, "Very good." Naturally the sages are inclined to do good to common men, for they have all the qualitative powers of the Supreme Lord. Therefore they were very much pleased to see Mahārāja Parīkṣit, a devotee of the Lord, and they spoke as follows.
The natural beauty of a living being is enhanced by rising up to the platform of devotional service. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was absorbed in attachment for Lord Kṛṣṇa. Seeing this, the great sages assembled were very pleased, and they expressed their approval by saying, "Very good." Such sages are naturally inclined to do good to the common man, and when they see a personality like Mahārāja Parīkṣit advance in devotional service, their pleasure knows no bounds, and they offer all blessings in their power. The devotional service of the Lord is so auspicious that all demigods and sages, up to the Lord Himself, became pleased with the devotee, and therefore the devotee finds everything auspicious. All inauspicious matters are removed from the path of a progressive devotee. Meeting all the great sages at the time of death was certainly auspicious for Mahārāja Parīkṣit, and thus he was blessed by the so-called curse of a brāhmaṇa's boy.