Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.9.23

purā nārada-śāpena

vrikshatām prāpitau madāt

nalakūvara-manigrīvāv

iti khyātau śriyānvitau

SYNONYMS

purā — formerly; nārada-śāpena — being cursed by Nārada Muni; vrikshatām — the forms of trees; prāpitau — obtained; madāt — because of madness; nalakūvara — one of them was Nalakūvara; manigrīvau — the other was Manigrīva; iti — thus; khyātau — well known; śriyā anvitau — very opulent.

TRANSLATION

In their former birth, these two sons, known as Nalakūvara and Manigrīva, were extremely opulent and fortunate. But because of pride and false prestige, they did not care about anyone, and thus Nārada Muni cursed them to become trees.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Ninth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Krishna."

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