TEXT 16
tavat trinakam nahusah sasasa
vidya-tapo-yoga-balanubhavah
sa sampad-aisvarya-madandha-buddhir
nitas tirascam gatim indra-patnya
SYNONYMS
tavatfor so long; trinakamthe heavenly planet; nahusahNahusa; sasasaruled; vidyaby education; tapahausterities; yogamystic power; balaand strength; anubhavahbeing equipped; sahhe (Nahusa); sampatof so much wealth; aisvaryaand opulence; madaby the madness; andhablinded; buddhihhis intelligence; nitahwas brought; tirascamof a snake; gatimto the destination; indra-patnyaby Indras wife Sacidevi.
TRANSLATION
As long as King Indra lived in the water, wrapped in the stem of the lotus, Nahusa was equipped with the ability to rule the heavenly kingdom, due to his knowledge, austerity and mystic power. Nahusa, however, blinded and maddened by power and opulence, made undesirable proposals to Indras wife with a desire to enjoy her. Thus Nahusa was cursed by a brahmana and later became a snake.

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