Text 23] Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees 197
(Gnukilyena krsnénusilanam bhaktir uttama). Taking birth in the up-
per planetary system as a demigod is a chance to become a further
purified devotee and go back home, back to Godhead. Narada Muni in-
directly gave Manigriva and Nalakivara the greatest opportunity by his
so-called curse.
TEXT 23
ATA SAT
aS
wage a catia ATTA |
AORTA TATTATASTSat UR
$ri-Suka uvdéca
evam uktvaé sa devarsir
gato naradyandsramam
nalakivara-manigrivav
dsatur yamaldrjunau
Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued to speak; evam
uktva—thus uttering; sah—he; devarsih—the greatest saintly person,
Narada; gatah—left that place; ndréyana-dsramam—for his own
dsrama, known as Narayana-asrama; nalakivara—Nalakivara; mani-
grivau—and Manigriva; dsatuh—remained there to become; yamala-
arjunau—twin arjuna trees.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Having thus spoken, the great
saint Devarsi Narada returned to his asrama, known as Narayana-
asrama, and Nalakivara and Manigriva became twin arjuna trees.
PURPORT
Arjuna trees are still found in many forests, and their skin is used by
cardiologists to prepare medicine for heart trouble. This means that even
though they are trees, they are disturbed when skinned for medical
science.
