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श्रीशुक उवाच
एवं शप्त्वा गतो ऽगस्त्यो भगवान्नृप सानुगः ।
इन्द्रद्युम्नो ऽपि राजर्षिर् दिष्टं तदुपधारयन् ।
आपन्नः कौञ्जरीं योनिम् आत्मस्मृतिविनाशिनीम् ।
हर्यर्चनानुभावेन यद्गजत्वे ऽप्यनुस्मृतिः ॥ १२ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

evam saptva gato 'gastyo

bhagavan nrpa sanugah

indradyumno 'pi rajarsir

distam tad upadharayan

apannah kaunjarim yonim

atma-smrti-vinasinim

hary-arcananubhavena

yad-gajatve 'py anusmrtih

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-thus; saptva-after cursing; gatah-left that place; agastyah-Agastya Muni; bhagavan-so powerful; nrpa-O King; sa-anugah-with his associates; indradyumnah-King Indradyumna; api-also; rajarsih-although he was a rajarsi; distam-because of past deeds; tat-that curse; upadharayan-considering; apannah-got; kaunjarim-of an elephant; yonim-the species; atma-smrti-remembrance of one's identity; vinasinim-which destroys; hari-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arcana-anubhavena-because of worshiping; yat-that; gajatve-in the body of an elephant; api-although; anusmrtih-the opportunity to remember his past devotional service.