Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.18.3
pitari bhraḿśite sthānād
indrāṇyā dharṣaṇād dvijaiḥ
prāpite 'jagaratvaḿ vai
yayātir abhavan nṛpaḥ
SYNONYMS
pitari — when his father; bhraḿśite — was caused to fall down; sthānāt — from the heavenly planets; indrāṇyāḥ — of Śacī, the wife of Indra; dharṣaṇāt — from offending; dvijaiḥ — by them (upon her lodging a complaint with the brāhmaṇas); prāpite — being degraded to; ajagaratvam — the life of a snake; vai — indeed; yayātiḥ — the son named Yayāti; abhavat — became; nṛpaḥ — the king.
TRANSLATION
Because Nahuṣa, the father of Yayāti, molested Indra's wife, Śacī, who then complained to Agastya and other brāhmaṇas, these saintly brāhmaṇas cursed Nahuṣa to fall from the heavenly planets and be degraded to the status of a python. Consequently, Yayāti became the king.
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