14 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 1

dint of austerity and penances; dagdha-kilbisah—all kinds of material
contamination having been burnt out; kutah—then how; sarkalpa-
vaisamyam—discrepancy in the matter of determination; anrtam—false
promise, false statement; vibudhesu—in the society of the demigods;
iva—or.

TRANSLATION

You are all self-controlled, well balanced in mind, and aware of
the Absolute Truth. And because of austerities and penances you
are completely cleansed of all material contamination. Your words,
like those of the demigods, are never baffled. Then how is it possi-
ble that your determination has failed?

PURPORT

We have learned from many Vedic literatures that a benediction or
curse given by the demigods never proves false. By performing
austerities and penances, by controlling the senses and mind, and by
achieving full knowledge of the Absolute Truth, one is fully cleansed of
material contamination. Then one’s words and blessings, like those of the
demigods, are never a failure.

TEXT 19

Pray ag Taare ATA AAATAE: |
MAHA TAT TAY CrteaAT 231

nisamya tad vacas tasya
bhagavan prapitamahah

hotur vyatikramam jndtva
babhdse ravi-nandanam

nisamya—after hearing; tat vacah—those words; tasya—of him
(Manu); bhagavén—the most powerful; prapitamahah—the great-
grandfather Vasistha; hotuh vyatikramam—discrepancy on the part of
the hota priest; jfdtva—understanding; babhdse—spoke; ravi-
nandanam—unto Vaivasvata Manu, son of the sun-god.
