तस्य जन्म महाबुद्धे: कर्माणि च महात्मन: । निधनं च यथैवासीत्स प्रेत्य गतवान् यथा ॥ २ ॥
tasya janma maha-buddheh karmani ca mahatmanah nidhanam ca yathaivasit sa pretya gatavan yatha
- tasya
- his (of Maharaja Pariksit)
- janma
- birth
- maha-buddheh
- of great intelligence
- karmani
- activities
- ca
- also
- maha-atmanah
- of the great devotee
- nidhanam
- demise
- ca
- also
- yatha
- as it was
- eva
- of course
- asit
- happened
- sah
- he
- pretya
- destination after death
- gatavan
- achieved
- yatha
- as it were.
How was the great emperor Pariksit, who was a highly intelligent and great devotee, born in that womb? How did his death take place, and what did he achieve after his death?