dvaipāyana-suto dvijāḥ
sampṛṣṭo bhagavān evaṁ
dvaipāyana-suto dvijāḥ
abhinandya harer vīryam
abhyācaṣṭuṁ pracakrame
Sūta Gosvāmī said: O learned brāhmaṇas! When Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Dvaipāyana, was thus questioned by the King, with great joy he began to describe further the glories of the Supreme Lord.
|| 8.5.15-16 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
yadā yuddhe 'surair devā
badhyamānāḥ śitāyudhaiḥ
gatāsavo nipatitā
nottiṣṭheran sma bhūriśaḥ
yadā durvāsaḥ śāpena
sendrā lokās trayo nṛpa
niḥśrīkāś cābhavaṁs tatra
neśur ijyādayaḥ kriyāḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! When the devatās, attacked by demons with their serpent weapons in battle, fell down almost dead and could not get up, after the devatās had been cursed by Durvāsā Muni and the three worlds had lost their prosperity, ritualistic ceremonies such as sacrifices could not be performed.
The devatās could not be brought back to life. They had been defeated. The cause is given. They were cursed by Durvāsā. Durvāsā once saw Indra going on the road and gave him the garland from his neck. Out of pride, Indra did not respect the garland and threw in on Airāvata’s head. Being an animal, Airāvata angrily threw the garland on the ground and squashed it with his feet. Seeing that, Durvāsā became angry and cursed, “You, along with the three worlds, will lose your prosperity!”
|| 8.5.17-18 ||
niśāmyaitat sura-gaṇā
mahendra-varuṇādayaḥ
nādhyagacchan svayaṁ mantrair
mantrayanto viniścitam
tato brahma-sabhāṁ jagmur
meror mūrdhani sarvaśaḥ
sarvaṁ vijñāpayāṁ cakruḥ
praṇatāḥ parameṣṭhine
Lord Indra, Varuṇa and the other devatās, seeing their lives in such a state, consulted among themselves but could not find any solution. Then they went the assembly of Lord Brahmā on the peak of Sumeru Mountain. Offering respects, they informed Brahmā of everything.
|| 8.5.19-20 ||
sa vilokyendra-vāyv-ādīn
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