tāvat triṇākaṁ nahuṣaḥ śaśāsa

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tāvat triṇākaṁ nahuṣaḥ śaśāsa

vidyā-tapo-yoga-balānubhāvaḥ

sa sampad-aiśvarya-madāndha-buddhir

nītas tiraścāṁ gatim indra-patnyā

As long as King Indra lived in the water, Nahuṣa ruled the heavenly kingdom, due to his knowledge, austerity and mystic power. Nahuṣa, however, became blinded by pride in his wealth, and took the body of a snake because of the instruction of Indra’s wife.

Tri-nākam means Svarga. “How can a human rule Svarga?” Nahuṣa was endowed with knowledge, austerity and yogic power. This means he was capable of enlisting all powers and was capable of protecting Svarga. Why then did Indra again rule Svarga? Nahuṣa’s intelligence became blind with pride in his wealth. He had to take a snake’s body because of Indra’s wife. Nahuṣa one time spoke to Indra’s wife. “I am now Indra. Therefore you should serve me.” When he told her this, she spoke to Brḥaspati. He said, “Tell him that you will worship him if he comes carried by brāhmaṇas. Then he will fall down because of a brāhmaṇa’s curse.” She informed Nahuṣa, and he came, carried by Agastya and other sages. Saying “Go quickly (sarpa)” Nahuṣa touched Agastya with his foot. He was then cursed by the angry sage and became a snake (sarpa).  

|| 6.13.17 ||

tato gato brahma-giropahūta

ṛtambhara-dhyāna-nivāritāghaḥ

pāpas tu digdevatayā hataujās

taṁ nābhyabhūd avitaṁ viṣṇu-patnyā

When the reaction to the offense of committing sin on the strength of atonement was destroyed by meditation on the Lord, he was invited back to Svarga by the brāhmaṇas. The sin of killing a brāhmaṇa, depleted of its strength by Śiva, guardian of the northeast, could not overcome him, since he was also protected by Lakṣmī, who lives in the lotus.

He went back to Svarga by the words of Brahmā and the brāhmaṇas, who said, “We will have you perform a horse sacrifice.”  Ṛtambharaḥ means “one who preserves truth, Viṣṇu.” The offense of committing sin on the strength of atonement is called aghah in this verse. The sin of killing a brāhmaṇa is called pāpaḥ. Masculine gender instead of neuter is poetic license. Śiva is the guardian of the northeast direction. Lakṣmī resides in the lotuses of Mānasa Sarovara.

|| 6.13.18 ||

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