“By jnana one attains liberation. Why do you not desire liberation as a result of your knowledge?”

“For us devotees, jnana actually means tasting the activities of the Lord. Its result, liberation, means attaining the feet of the Lord. Pariksit is the example. Please talk about the Lord’s activities by which Pariksit attained the lotus feet of the Lord who has a flag with Garuda.”

“But in the Twelfth Canto it is said that Pariksit attains liberation.”

“That is true. He attained apavarga. Apavarga means the lotus feet of the Lord for the devotees. This is explained in the Fifth Canto. Yathavarna-vidhanam apavargas ca bhavati yo ’sau bhagavati bhakti-yogah: liberation by methods according to varna is bhakti to the Lord. (SB 5.19.19-20) Just as apavarga is defined as the lotus feet of the Lord, jnana is defined as pastimes of the Lord, as described by Sukadeva. Thus it is not untrue that Pariksit attained apavarga by jnana. This answers the question previously asked, “How did his death take place, and what did he achieve after his death?” (SB 1.12.2)