Text 16] Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
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श्रीराजोवाच
भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि राजर्षेस्तस्य धीमतः । न प्राभूद् यत्र निर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मदण्डो दुरत्ययः ॥१४॥
śrī-rājovāca bhagavañ chrotum icchāmi rājarṣes tasya dhīmataḥ na prābhūd yatra nirmukto brahma-daṇḍo duratyayaḥ
śrī-rājā uvāca—King Parikṣit inquired; bhagavan—O great brāhmaṇa; śrotum icchāmi—I wish to hear (from you); rājarṣeh—of the great King Ambarīṣa; tasya—of him; dhīmataḥ—who was such a greatly sober personality; na—not; prābhūt—could act; yatra—upon whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa); nirmuktaḥ—being released; brahma-daṇḍaḥ—the curse of a brāhmaṇa; duratyayaḥ—which is insurmountable.
TRANSLATION
King Parikṣit inquired: O great personality, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was certainly most exalted and meritorious in character. I wish to hear about him. How surprising it is that the curse of a brāhmaṇa, which is insurmountable, could not act upon him.
TEXTS 15-16
श्रीशुक उवाच
अम्बरीषो महाभागः सप्तद्वीपवर्ती महीम् । अव्ययां च श्रियं लब्ध्वा विभवं चातुलं भुवि ॥१५॥ मेनेऽतिदुर्लभं पुंसां सर्वं तत् स्वप्नसंस्तुतम् । विद्वान् विभवनिर्वाणं तमो विशति यत् पुमान् ॥१६॥