SB 12.6.13 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

While living beings all over the universe looked on, the body of the saint among kings who was situated with the Lord was immediately burned to ashes by the fire of the snake's poison. The burning of his body was like the last rites performed by his son.