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SB 12.6.13

Devanāgarī

ब्रह्मभूतस्य राजर्षेर्देहोऽहिगरलाग्निना । बभूव भस्मसात् सद्य: पश्यतां सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ १३ ॥

Text

brahma-bhūtasya rājarṣer deho ’hi-garalāgninā babhūva bhasmasāt sadyaḥ paśyatāṁ sarva-dehinām

Synonyms

brahma-bhūtasya—of the fully self-realized;rāja-ṛṣeḥ—the saint among kings;dehaḥ—the body;ahi—of the snake;garala—from the poison;agninā—by the fire;babhūva—turned;bhasma-sāt—to ashes;sadyaḥ—immediately;paśyatām—while they were watching;sarva-dehinām—all embodied living beings.

Translation

While living beings all over the universe looked on, the body of the great self-realized saint among kings was immediately burned to ashes by the fire of the snake’s poison.

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