Material losses become spiritual gains when one understands that Krishna consciousness guarantees return to Godhead.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.4.2 — June 25, 1972, Los Angeles 720625SB-LOS ANGELES [45:49 Minutes] SB-02.04.02_720625SB-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: [leads prema-dhvani] Thank you very much.
Devotees: All glories to Śrī Guru and Gauranga. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Page 170, text number 2. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] ātma-jāyā-sutāgārapaśu-draviṇa-bandhuṣu rājye cāvikale nityaṁ virūḍhāṁ mamatāṁ jahau [SB 2.4.2] [07:11]
Prabhupāda: So the purport of the last śloka was done? Yesterday? Pradyumna: Uh, part of it.
Prabhupāda: The balance, first of all read. Pradyumna: On page 170: "To become a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, two things are very much essential, namely having a chance of being born in the family of a devotee and having the blessings of a bona fide spiritual master. By the grace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Parīkṣit Mahārāja had both opportunities. He was born in a family of devotees like the Pāṇḍavas, and just to continue the dynasty of the Pāṇḍavas, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was specifically saved by the Lord, just to show special favor to the Pāṇḍavas.
And later on, by the arrangement of the Lord, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was cursed by the boy of a brāhmaṇa and was able to get the association of a spiritual master like Śukadeva Gosvāmī. "In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is said that a fortunate person, by the mercy of the spiritual master and Lord Kṛṣṇa, achieves the path of devotional service. This was perfectly applicable in the case of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. By way of being born in the family of devotees, he automatically came in touch with Kṛṣṇa, and after being so contacted he constantly remembered Him. Consequently, Lord Kṛṣṇa gave the King a further chance for development in devotional service by introducing him to Śukadeva Gosvāmī, a stalwart devotee of the Lord with perfect knowledge in self-realization. And by hearing from a bona fide spiritual master, he was perfectly able to concentrate his chaste mind further upon Lord Kṛṣṇa, as a matter of course." Prabhupāda: So superficially, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, king, the emperor of the world, he was cursed to death.
A brāhmaṇa boy cursed him that "You will die within seven days." And as a result of this, he left his home, his kingdom, and here, next verse, it is said ātma-jāyā. Jāyā means his one wife. He was young man. Suta, children; āgāra, āgāra means residence, house. Ātma-jāyā-sutāgāra. Paśu, animals.