94 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 4

yah—anyone who; etat—about this incident; sarsmaret—may
remember; pratah—in the morning; sayam ca—and in the evening; su-
samahitah—with great attention; kavih—learned; bhavati—becomes;
mantra-jiah—well aware of all Vedic mantras; gatim—the destination;
ca—also; eva—indeed; tathd dtmanah—like that of the self-realized
soul.

TRANSLATION

If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the
morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes
learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns, and
expert in self-realization.

TEXT 13
AAT NTTAT: «= HAT
ATT AAAS F A AfASa: BHAT 112 3A
nabhagad ambariso *bhin
mahda-bhagavatah krti
nasprsad brahma-sapo ’pi
yam na pratihatah kvacit

nabhagat—from Nabhaga; ambarisah—Maharaja Ambarisa; abhit—
took birth; mahd-bhagavatah—the most exalted devotee; krti—very
celebrated; na asprsat—could not touch; brahma-sapah api—even the
curse of a brdhmana; yam—unto whom (Ambarisa Maharaja); na—
neither; pratihatah—failed; kvacit—at any time.

TRANSLATION

From Nabhaga, Maharaja Ambarisa took birth. Maharaja Am-
barisa was an exalted devotee, celebrated for his great merits. Al-
though he was cursed by an infallible brahmana, the curse could
not touch him.
