परीक्षितोऽथ राजर्षेर्जन्मकर्मविलापनम् । संस्थां च पाण्डुपुत्राणां वक्ष्ये कृष्णकथोदयम् ॥ १२ ॥
pariksito ’tha rajarser janma-karma-vilapanam samstham ca pandu-putranam vaksye krsna-kathodayam
- pariksitah
- of King Pariksit
- atha
- thus
- rajarseh
- of the King who was the rsi among the kings
- janma
- birth
- karma
- activities
- vilapanam
- deliverance
- samstham
- renunciation of the world
- ca
- and
- pandu-putranam
- of the sons of Pandu
- vaksye
- I shall speak
- krsna-katha-udayam
- that which gives rise to the transcendental narration of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Suta Gosvami thus addressed the rsis headed by Saunaka: Now I shall begin the transcendental narration of the Lord Sri Krsna and topics of the birth, activities and deliverance of King Pariksit, the sage amongst kings, as well as topics of the renunciation of the worldly order by the sons of Pandu.