Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.13
nābhāgād ambarīṣo 'bhūn
mahā-bhāgavataḥ kṛtī
nāspṛśad brahma-śāpo 'pi
yaḿ na pratihataḥ kvacit
SYNONYMS
nābhāgāt — from Nābhāga; ambarīṣaḥ — Mahārāja Ambarīṣa; abhūt — took birth; mahā-bhāgavataḥ — the most exalted devotee; kṛtī — very celebrated; na aspṛśat — could not touch; brahma-śāpaḥ api — even the curse of a brāhmaṇa; yam — unto whom (Ambarīṣa Mahārāja); na — neither; pratihataḥ — failed; kvacit — at any time.
TRANSLATION
From Nābhāga, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa took birth. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was an exalted devotee, celebrated for his great merits. Although he was cursed by an infallible brāhmaṇa, the curse could not touch him.
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