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  "name":"SB 9.4.14",
  "h1":"SB 9.4.14",
  "label":"Text 14",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.14",
  "description":"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."

} —

SB 9.4.14

Text

śrī-rājovāca
bhagavañ chrotum icchāmi
rājarṣes tasya dhīmataḥ
na prābhūd yatra nirmukto
brahma-daṇḍo duratyayaḥ

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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.