222 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 7
when she was being married, his father cursed him to become a
candala, lower than a Sidra Thereafter, by the influence of
Visvamitra, he went to the higher planetary system, the heavenly
planets, in his material body, but because of the prowess of the
demigods he fell back downward. Nonetheless, by the power of
Visvamitra, he did not fall all the way down; even today he can still
be seen hanging in the sky, head downward.
TEXT 7
Sagal eftaect Peanferafit |
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aa ag Tyvigatay | 9 I
traisankavo hariscandro
visvamitra-vasisthayoh
yan-nimittam abhiid yuddham
paksinor bahu-varsikam
traisarnkavah—the son of Trisanku; hariscandrah—by the name
Hariscandra; _—_—-visvdmitra-vasisthayoh—between Visvamitra and
Vasistha; yat-nimittam—because of Hariscandra; abhit—there was;
yuddham—a great fight; paksinoh—both of whom had been converted
into birds; bahu-varsikam—for many years.
TRANSLATION
The son of Trigsanku was Hariscandra. Because of Hariscandra
there was a quarrel between Visvamitra and Vasistha, who for
many years fought one another, having been transformed into
birds.
PURPORT
Visvamitra and Vasistha were always inimical. Formerly, Visvamitra
was a ksatriya, and by undergoing severe austerities he wanted to be-
come a brdhmana, but Vasistha would not agree to accept him. In this
way there was always disagreement between the two. Later, however,
Vasistha accepted him because of Visvamitra’s quality of forgiveness.
Once Hariscandra performed a yajra for which Visvamitra was the
priest, but Visvamitra, being angry at Hariscandra, took away all his
