Text 23] | Narada Muni Cursed by Prajapati Daksa 291

man-man4a bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yaji mam namaskuru

mam evaisyasi satyam te
pratijdne priyo ’si me

sarva-dharmaén parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah

“Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer
your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise
you this because you are My very dear friend. Abandon all varieties of
religion and just surrender unto Me. | shall deliver you from all sinful
reaction. Do not fear.”

TEXT 23
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HATA Bi MAY GIA TAT TAH 11231

nasam nisamya putranam
naradac chila-salinam

anvatapyata kah socan
suprajastvam Sucadmm padam

nasam—the loss; nisamya—hearing of; putranadm—of his sons;
naradat—from Narada; sila-salinam—who were the best of well-
behaved persons; anvatapyata—suffered; kah—Prajapati Daksa;
Socan—lamenting; su-prajastvam—having ten thousand well-behaved
sons; sucam—of lamentation; padam—position.

TRANSLATION

The HaryaSvas, the sons of Prajapati Daksa, were very well-
behaved, cultured sons, but unfortunately, because of the
instructions of Narada Muni, they deviated from the order of their
