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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.3

पितरि भ्रंशिते स्थानादिन्द्राण्या धर्षणाद्द्विजै: । प्रापितेऽजगरत्वं वै ययातिरभवन्नृप: ॥ ३ ॥
pitari bhraṁśite sthānād
[pitari bhramshite sthaanaad]
indrāṇyā dharṣaṇād dvijaiḥ
[indraanyaa dharshanaad dvijaih]
prāpite ’jagaratvaṁ vai
[praapite ’jagaratvam vai]
yayātir abhavan nṛpaḥ
[yayaatir abhavan nripah]
Word-for-word
pitari — when his father bhraṁśite — was caused to fall down sthānāt — from the heavenly planets indrāṇyāḥ — of Śacī, the wife of Indra dharṣaṇāt — from offending dvijaiḥ — by them (upon her lodging a complaint with the brāhmaṇas) prāpite — being degraded to ajagaratvam — the life of a snake vai — indeed yayātiḥ — the son named Yayāti abhavat — became nṛpaḥ — the king.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pitari bhraṁśite sthānād
pitari
when his father
bhraṁśite
was caused to fall down
sthānāt
from the heavenly planets
indrāṇyā dharṣaṇād dvijaiḥ
indrāṇyāḥ
of Śacī, the wife of Indra
dharṣaṇāt
from offending
dvijaiḥ
by them (upon her lodging a complaint with the brāhmaṇas)
prāpite ’jagaratvaṁ vai
prāpite
being degraded to
ajagaratvam
the life of a snake
vai
indeed
yayātir abhavan nṛpaḥ
yayātiḥ
the son named Yayāti
abhavat
became
nṛpaḥ
the king.
Because Nahuṣa, the father of Yayāti, molested Indra’s wife, Śacī, who then complained to Agastya and other brāhmaṇas, these saintly brāhmaṇas cursed Nahuṣa to fall from the heavenly planets and be degraded to the status of a python. Consequently, Yayāti became the king.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The brāhmaṇas made Nahuṣa fall from the heavenly planets because of offending Indra’s wife, and he became a python. [Note: SB 6.13] Yayāti became the king. Nahuṣa was made to fall from Svarga by sages such as Agastya.
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Personal Guidance
Nahuṣa molests Indra's wife and is cursed to become a python. Even those promoted to the throne of heaven can fall to the lowest species through one episode of unrestrained lust.
Reflection Questions
  • What current temptation, if acted on, would set me up for a 'python-like' fall?
  • Where am I treating my present position as if it were immune to moral consequence?
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