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Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Verse 13 of 60
SB 9.4.13

नाभागादम्बरीषो ऽभून्महाभागवतः कृती नास्पृशद्ब्रह्मशापो ऽपि यं न प्रतिहतः क्वचित्

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; na aspṛśat—could not touch; brahma-śāpaḥ api—even the curse of a brāhmaṇa; 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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