16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 9

TRANSLATION

Great sages, completely freed from material lusty desires, devote
their minds fully to the service of the Lord. Such persons are
liberated from material bondage without difficulty, and they be-
come transcendentally situated, acquiring the spiritual quality of
the Lord. This is the glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXTS 16-17

aM wise Ta aswsTad |
RaygaraerangayTnsaq = 28
MIM ATTA ASATIMATTSTA |
TAT A AIAN TAT 1120!

Sruto bhagirathay jajne
tasya nabho ‘paro ’bhavat
sindhudvipas tatas tasmad
ayutayus tato *bhavat

rtiiparno nala-sakho
yo ’sva-vidyam ayan nalat
dattvaksa-hrdayari casmai
sarvakadmas tu tat-sutam

Srutah—a son named Sruta; bhagirathat—from Bhagiratha; jajfie—
was born; tasya—of Sruta; nabhah—by the name Nabha; aparah—dif-
ferent from the Nabha previously described; abhavat—was born;
sindhudvipah—by the name Sindhudvipa; tatah—from Nabha;
tasmat—from Sindhudvipa; ayutdyuh—a son named Ayutayu; tatah—
thereafter; abhavat—was born; rtiparnah—a son named Rtiparna;
nala-sakhah—who was a friend of Nala; yah—one who; asva-vidyam—
the art of controlling horses; aydt—achieved; nalat—from Nala;
dattva—after giving in exchange; aksa-hrdayam—the secrets of the art
of gambling; ca—and; asmai—unto Nala; sarvakimah—by the name
Sarvakama; tu—indeed; tat-sutam—his son (the son of Rtdparna).
