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A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.5 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on January 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.5

śaunaka uvāca

kasya hetor nijagrāha
 kaliṁ digvijaye nṛpaḥ
nṛdeva-cihna-dhṛk śūdra-
 ko ’sau gāṁ yaḥ padāhanat
tat kathyatāṁ mahā-bhāga
 yadi kṛṣṇa-kathāśrayam

Śaunaka Ṛṣi inquired: Why did Mahārāja Parīkṣit simply punish him, since he was the lowest of the śūdras, having dressed as a king and having struck a cow on the leg? Please describe all these incidents if they relate to the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa.