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SB 9.4.13

Devanāgarī

नाभागादम्बरीषोऽभून्महाभागवत: कृती । नास्पृशद् ब्रह्मशापोऽपि यं न प्रतिहत: क्‍वचित् ॥ १३ ॥

Text

nābhāgād ambarīṣo ’bhūn mahā-bhāgavataḥ kṛtī nāspṛśad brahma-śāpo ’pi yaṁ na pratihataḥ kvacit

Synonyms

nābhāgāt—from Nābhāga;ambarīṣaḥ—Mahārāja Ambarīṣa;abhūt—took birth;mahā-bhāgavataḥ—the most exalted devotee;kṛtī—very celebrated;naaspṛśat—could not touch;brahma-śāpaḥapi—even the curse of abrāhmaṇa;yam—unto whom (Ambarīṣa Mahārāja);na—neither;pratihataḥ—failed;kvacit—at any time.

Translation

From Nābhāga, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa took birth. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was an exalted devotee, celebrated for his great merits. Although he was cursed by an infallible brāhmaṇa, the curse could not touch him.

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