Text 5] The Dynasty of Maharaja Nimi 153
cursed him, saying, ‘“‘May the material body of Nimi, who con-
siders himself learned, immediately fall.”
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nimih pratidadau saparh
gurave ‘dharma-vartine
tavapi patatad deho
lobhad dharmam ajanatah

nimih—Maharaja Nimi; pratidadau s4pam—countercursed; gurave
—unto his spiritual master, Vasistha; adharma-vartine—who was
induced to irreligious principles (because he cursed his offenseless disci-
ple); tava—of you; api—also; patatat—let it fall; dehah—the body;
lobhat —because of greed; dharmam—religious principles; ajanatah—
not knowing.

TRANSLATION

For unnecessarily cursing him when he had committed no
offense, Maharaja Nimi countercursed his spiritual master. “‘For
the sake of getting contributions from the King of heaven,” he
said, “‘you have lost your religious intelligence. Therefore I pro-
nounce this curse: your body also will fall.”

PURPORT

The religious principle for a brahmana is that he should not be greedy
at all. In this case, however, for the sake of more lucrative remunerations
from the King of heaven, Vasistha neglected Maharaja Nimi’s request on
this planet, and when Nimi performed the sacrifices with other priests,
Vasistha unnecessarily cursed him. When one is infected by contami-
nated activities, his power, material or spiritual, reduces. Although
Vasistha was the spiritual master of Maharaja Nimi, because of his greed
he became fallen.
