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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

pūrvaṁ devāśubhaṁ bhuñja
iti prāha pateti saḥ
tāvad adrākṣam ātmānaṁ
kṛkalāsaṁ patan prabho

SYNONYMS

pūrvam—first; deva—O lord; aśubham—the sinful reactions; bhuñje—I will experience; iti—thus saying; prāha—said; pata—fall; iti—thus; saḥ—he; tāvat—just then; adrākṣam—I saw; ātmānam—myself; kṛkalāsam—a lizard; patan—falling; prabho—O master.

TRANSLATION

I replied, "First, my lord, let me suffer my sinful reactions," and Yamarāja said, "Then fall!" At once I fell, and while falling I saw myself becoming a lizard, O master.