70 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 2
Bhrgu; pratyasrjat—made; sapam—a curse; brahma‘dandam—the punish-
ment of a brahmana; duratyayam—insurmountable.
TRANSLATION
When all the hereditary brahmanas were thus cursed by Nandiévara,
the sage Bhrgu, as a reaction, condemned the followers of Lord Siva with
this very strong brahminical curse:
PURPORT
The word duratyaya is particularly used in reference to a brahma-danda,
or curse by a brahmana. A curse by a brahmana is very strong; therefore
it is called duratyaya, or insurmountable. As the Lord states in Bhagavad-
gita, the stringent laws of nature are insurmountable; similarly, if a
curse is uttered by a brahmana, that curse is also insurmountable. But
Bhagavad-gitad also says that the curses or benedictions of the material
world are, after all, material creations. The Caitanya-caritamrta also
confirms that that which is accepted in this material world to be a benedic-
tion and that which is taken to be a curse are both on the same platform
because they are material. To get out of this material contamination, one
should take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as recommend-
ed in Bhagavad-gita: mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te. The
best path is to transcend all material curses and benedictions and take
shelter of the Supreme Lord, Krsna, and remain in a transcendental
position. Persons who have taken shelter of Krgna are always peaceful;
they are never cursed by anyone, nor do they attempt to curse anyone.
That is a transcendental position.
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ATATM AT AT UL TAGATM: |
qifeadt ated aeoragiafaa: cll
bhava-vrata-dhara ye ca
ye ca tan samanuvratah
pasandinas te bhavantu
sac-chastra-paripanthinah
bhava-vrata-dharah—taking a vow to satisfy Lord Siva;ye—who;ca—and;
ye—who; ca—and; tan—such principles; samanuvratah—following; pasandi-
nah—atheists; te—they; bhavantu—let them become; sat-sastra-paripanthi-
nah—diverted from transcendental scriptural injunctions.
