प्रायोपवेशो राजर्षेर्विप्रशापात् परीक्षित: । शुकस्य ब्रह्मर्षभस्य संवादश्च परीक्षित: ॥ ६ ॥
prāyopaveśo rājarṣer vipra-śāpāt parīkṣitaḥ śukasya brahmarṣabhasya saṁvādaś ca parīkṣitaḥ
- prāya-upaveśaḥ
- the fast until death
- rāja-ṛṣeḥ
- of the sage among kings
- vipra-śāpāt
- because of the curse of the brāhmaṇa’s son
- parīkṣitaḥ
- of King Parīkṣit
- śukasya
- of Śukadeva
- brahma-ṛṣabhasya
- the best of brāhmaṇas
- saṁvādaḥ
- the conversation
- ca
- and
- parīkṣitaḥ
- with Parīkṣit
Also described are saintly King Parīkṣit’s sitting down to fast until death in response to the curse of a brāhmaṇa’s son, and the conversations between Parīkṣit and Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is the best of all brāhmaṇas.