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parisritah—surrounded; tam—him; viksya—seeing; tisnim—silent;
akrta-arhana-ddikam—without offering a respectful reception;
rahasi—in a secluded place; updsinam—sitting in meditation; rsih—the
great sage; cukopa—became very angry; ha—it so happened.

TRANSLATION

While Indradyumna Maharaja was engaged in ecstatic medita-
tion, worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the great
sage Agastya Muni arrived there, surrounded by his disciples.
When the Muni saw that Maharaja Indradyumna, who was sitting
in a secluded place, remained silent and did not follow the eti-
quette of offering him a reception, he was very angry.

TEXT 10

TAI a MTAITANT-
a ZUAHAg STA |
fasaaen farat after

GQ Wat: Wea: A TT Moll

tasmé imam sa4pam adad asddhur
ayam duratmakrta-buddhir adya

viprdvamantéa visatam tamisram
yatha gajah stabdha-matih sa eva

tasmai—unto Maharaja Indradyumna; imam—this; sdpam—curse;
adat—he gave; asddhuh—not at all gentle; ayam—this; duratma—
degraded soul; akrta—without education; buddhih—his intelligence;
adya—now; vipra—of a brahmana; avamanté—insulter; visatam—let
him enter; tamisram—darkness; yathai—as; gajah—an elephant;
stabdha-matih—possessing blunt intelligence; sah—he; eva—indeed.

TRANSLATION

Agastya Muni then spoke this curse against the King: This King
Indradyumna is not at all gentle. Being low and uneducated, he has
