SB 9.4.3

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

SB 9.4.2 - SB 9.4.4-5

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 3

ime aṅgirasaḥ satram

āsate 'dya sumedhasaḥ

ṣaṣṭhaṁ ṣaṣṭham upetyāhaḥ

kave muhyanti karmaṇi

SYNONYMS

ime — all these; aṅgirasaḥ — descendants of the dynasty of Aṅgirā; satram — sacrifice; āsate — are performing; adya — today; sumedhasaḥ — who are all very intelligent; ṣaṣṭham — sixth; ṣaṣṭham — sixth; upetya — after achieving; ahaḥ — day; kave — O best of learned men; muhyanti — become bewildered; karmaṇi — in discharging fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

Nābhāga's father said: All the descendants of Aṅgirā are now going to perform a great sacrifice, but although they are very intelligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered in performing sacrifice and will make mistakes in their daily duties.

PURPORT

Nābhāga was very simple hearted. Therefore when he went to his father, the father, in compassion for his son, suggested that as a means of livelihood Nābhāga could go to the descendants of Aṅgirā and take advantage of their misgivings in performing yajña.

SB 9.4.2 - SB 9.4.4-5