Text 16]
The Demigods Appeal to the Lord
153
यदा दुर्वासः शापेन सेन्द्रा लोकास्त्रयो नृप । निःश्रीकाश्चामवंस्तत्र नेशुरिज्यादयः क्रियाः ॥१६॥
śrī-śuka uvāca yadā yuddhe 'surair devā badhyamānāḥ śitāyudhaiḥ gatāsavo nipatitā nottiṣṭheran sma bhūriśaḥ
yadā durvāsaḥ śāpena sendrā lokās trayo nṛpa niḥśrīkāś cābhavaṁs tatra neśur ijyādayaḥ kriyāḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; yadā—when; yuddhe—in the fighting; asuraiḥ—by the demons; devāḥ—the demigods; badhyamānāḥ—beseiged; śita-āyudhaiḥ—by serpent weapons; gatāsavaḥ—almost dead; nipatitāḥ—some of them having fallen; na—not; uttiṣṭheran—got up again; sma—so became; bhūriśaḥ—the majority of them; yadā—when; durvāsaḥ—of Durvāsā Muni; śāpena—with the curse; sa-indrāḥ—with Indra; lokāḥ trayaḥ—the three worlds; nṛpa—O King; niḥśrīkāḥ—without any material opulence; ca—also; abhavan—became; tatra—at that time; neśuḥ—could not be performed; ijya-ādayaḥ—sacrifices; kriyāḥ—ritualistic ceremonies.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the asuras, with their serpent weapons, severely attacked the demigods in a fight, many of the demigods fell and lost their lives. Indeed, they could not be revived. At that time, O King, the demigods had been cursed by Durvāsā Muni, the three worlds were poverty-stricken, and therefore ritualistic ceremonies could not be performed. The effects of this were very serious.
PURPORT
It is described that while Durvāsā Muni was passing on the road, he saw Indra on the back of his elephant and was pleased to offer Indra a