mat-satra-pariśeṣitam
mat-satra-pariśeṣitam
ity uktvāntarhito rudro
bhagavān dharma-vatsalaḥ
Lord Śiva said, "Now you may take all the wealth remaining from my sacrifice, for I give it to you." After saying this, Lord Śiva, attached to dharma, disappeared.
|| 9.4.12 ||
ya etat saṁsmaret prātaḥ
sāyaṁ ca susamāhitaḥ
kavir bhavati mantra-jño
gatiṁ caiva tathātmanaḥ
If one remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he becomes learned, knowledgeable of mantras, and attains his goals.
The verb “attains” should be supplied.
|| 9.4.13 ||
nābhāgād ambarīṣo 'bhūn
mahā-bhāgavataḥ kṛtī
nāspṛśad brahma-śāpo 'pi
yaṁ na pratihataḥ kvacit
From Nābhāga, the famous, great devotee Mahārāja Ambarīṣa took birth. The curse of a brāhmaṇa could not touch or injure him at all.
Though cursed by a brāhmaṇa he could not be injured. This means uttering fiery words like a thunderbolt: “May this burn you up, since its effect is unavoidable.”
|| 9.4.14 ||
śrī-rājovāca
bhagavañ chrotum icchāmi
rājarṣes tasya dhīmataḥ
na prābhūd yatra nirmukto
brahma-daṇḍo duratyayaḥ
SYNONYMS
King Parīkṣit inquired: O great personality, I wish to hear about the saintly, intelligent Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who was released from the insurmountable curse of a brāhmaṇa.
I wish to hearing the story (word should be supplied) of Ambarīṣa.
|| 9.4.15-16 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
ambarīṣo mahā-bhāgaḥ
sapta-dvīpavatīṁ mahīm
avyayāṁ ca śriyaṁ labdhvā
vibhavaṁ cātulaṁ bhuvi
mene 'tidurlabhaṁ puṁsāṁ
sarvaṁ tat svapna-saṁstutam
vidvān vibhava-nirvāṇaṁ
tamo viśati yat pumān
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the most fortunate personality, achieved the rule of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, with inexhaustible, unequaled wealth and power on earth, rarely attained by humans. But understanding that the power was destructible, he considered it all to be as worthless as a dream, because of which man falls into ignorance.
Having attained power rare for humans, he considered it all as if it were something to be praised only in a dream, because he knew that power was destructible. From attachment to that power and wealth man falls into ignorance.
|| 9.4.17 ||
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