16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 18
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masa | FANMAOTAT I 3 I
pitari bhramsite sthanad
indranya dharsandd dvijaih
prapite ‘jagaratvam vai
yayatir abhavan nrpah
pitari—when his father; bhramsite—was caused to fall down;
sthanat—from the heavenly planets; indraényah—of Saci, the wife of
Indra; dharsanat—from offending; dvijaih—by them (upon her lodging
a complaint with the brahmanas); prapite—being degraded to;
ajagaratvam—the life of a snake; vai—indeed; yayatih—the son named
Yayati; abhavat—became; nrpah—the king.
TRANSLATION
. Because Nahusa, the father of Yayati, molested Indra’s wife,
Saci, who then complained to Agastya and other brahmanas, these
saintly brahmanas cursed Nahusa to fall from the heavenly planets
and be degraded to the status of a python. Consequently, Yayati
became the king.
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catasrsv Gdisad diksu
bhratfn bhrata yaviyasah
krta-daro jugoporvirn
kavyasya vrsaparvanah
catasrsu—over the four; ddisat—allowed to rule; diksu—directions;
bhratfn—four brothers; bhrata—Yayati; yaviyasah—young; krta-
darah—married; jugopa—ruled; arvim—the world; kavyasya—the
daughter of Sukracarya; vrsaparvanah—the daughter of Vrsaparva.
