SB 9.4.13

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

SB 9.4.12 - SB 9.4.14

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 13

nābhāgād ambarīṣo 'bhūn

mahā-bhāgavataḥ kṛtī

nāspṛśad brahma-śāpo 'pi

yaṁ 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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