Devanagari
विप्रकीर्णजटाच्छन्नं रौरवेणाजिनेन च ।
विशुष्यत्तालुरुदकं तथाभूतमयाचत ॥ २७ ॥
Verse text
viprakīrṇa-jaṭācchannaṁ
rauraveṇājinena ca
viśuṣyat-tālur udakaṁ
tathā-bhūtam ayācata
Synonyms
viprakīrṇa
—
all scattered
;
jaṭa
—
ācchannam — covered with compressed, long hair
;
rauraveṇa
—
by the skin of a stag
;
ajinena
—
by the skin
;
ca
—
also
;
viśuṣyat
—
dried up
;
tāluḥ
—
palate
;
udakam
—
water
;
tathā
—
bhūtam — in that state
;
ayācata
—
asked for .
Translation
The sage, in meditation, was covered by the skin of a stag, and long, compressed hair was scattered all over him. The King, whose palate was dry from thirst, asked him for water.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Parīkṣit, having a dry palate, requested water from that the sage covered with unkempt, matted locks of hair and dressed in deer skin.
Purport
The King, being thirsty, asked the sage for water. That such a great devotee and king asked for water from a sage absorbed in trance was certainly providential. Otherwise there was no chance of such a unique happening. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was thus placed in an awkward position so that gradually
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
could be revealed.
Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
He was covered with the skin of the ruru, a type of antelope.