38 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 2

curse a disciple but to give him relief through the performance of some
sort of atonement. Vasistha, however, did just the opposite. Therefore
Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that he was durmati; in other
words, his intelligence was not very good.

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evam Saptas tu gurund
pratyagrhnat krtanjalih

adharayad vratam vira
irdhva-reté muni-priyam

evam—in this way; Saptah—having been cursed; tu—but; guruna—
by his spiritual master; pratyagrhnat—he (Prsadhra) accepted; krta-
anjalih—with folded hands; adhdérayat—took up, assumed; vratam—
the vow of brahmacarya; virah—that hero; uirdhva-retah—having con-
trolled his senses; muni-priyam—which is approved by the great sages.

TRANSLATION

When the hero Prsadhra was thus cursed by his spiritual master,
he accepted the curse with folded hands. Then, having controlled
his senses, he took the vow of brahmacarya, which is approved by

all great sages.

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