Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.14
श्रीराजोवाच
भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि राजर्षेस्तस्य धीमत: ।
न प्राभूद् यत्र निर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मदण्डो दुरत्यय: ॥ १४ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
bhagavaṣ chrotum icchāmi
[bhagavash chrotum ichchaami]
rājarṣes tasya dhīmataḥ
[raajarshes tasya dheematah]
na prābhūd yatra nirmukto
[na praabhood yatra nirmukto]
brahma-daṇḍo duratyayaḥ
[brahma-dando duratyayah]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca
—
King Parīkṣit inquired
bhagavan
—
O great brāhmaṇa
śrotum icchāmi
—
I wish to hear (from you)
rājarṣeḥ
—
of the great King Ambarīṣa
tasya
—
of him
dhīmataḥ
—
who was such a greatly sober personality
na
—
not
prābhūt
—
could act
yatra
—
upon whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa)
nirmuktaḥ
—
being released
brahma-daṇḍaḥ
—
the curse of a brāhmaṇa
duratyayaḥ
—
which is insurmountable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
King Parīkṣit inquired
bhagavaṣ chrotum icchāmi
bhagavan
O great brāhmaṇa
śrotum icchāmi
I wish to hear (from you)
rājarṣes tasya dhīmataḥ
rājarṣeḥ
of the great King Ambarīṣa
tasya
of him
dhīmataḥ
who was such a greatly sober personality
na prābhūd yatra nirmukto
na
not
prābhūt
could act
yatra
upon whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa)
nirmuktaḥ
being released
brahma-daṇḍo duratyayaḥ
brahma-daṇḍaḥ
the curse of a brāhmaṇa
duratyayaḥ
which is insurmountable.
King Parīkṣit inquired: O great personality, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was certainly most exalted and meritorious in character. I wish to hear about him. How surprising it is that the curse of a brāhmaṇa, which is insurmountable, could not act upon him.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit, struck by Ambarīṣa's exemption from a brāhmaṇa's curse, asks to hear his story. Real spiritual greatness invites curiosity in the listener that propels the next round of hearing.
Reflection Questions
- Whose biography am I eager to hear, and what does that eagerness say about my own aspiration?
- Have I asked an elder to tell me, in detail, the story of a devotee I should be modeling?
My note
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