Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 5: Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.5.29

iti tān api rājendra

prajā-sarga-dhiyo muniḥ

upetya nāradaḥ prāha

vācaḥ kūṭāni pūrvavat

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; tān — them (the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa known as the Savalāśvas); api — also; rājendraO King Parīkṣit; prajā-sarga-dhiyaḥ — who were under the impression that begetting children was the most important duty; muniḥ — the great sage; upetya — approaching; nāradaḥNārada; prāha — said; vācaḥ — words; kūṭāni — enigmatic; pūrva-vatas he had done previously.

TRANSLATION

O King Parīkṣit, Nārada Muni approached these sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa, who were engaged in tapasya to beget children, and spoke enigmatic words to them just as he had spoken to their elder brothers.

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