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श्रीशुक उवाच
यदा युद्धे ऽसुरैर्देवा बध्यमानाः शितायुधैः ।
गतासवो निपतिता नोत्तिष्ठेरन्स्म भूरिशः ।
यदा दुर्वासः शापेन सेन्द्रा लोकास्त्रयो नृप ।
निःश्रीकाश्चाभवंस्तत्र नेशुरिज्यादयः क्रियाः ॥ १६ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

yada yuddhe 'surair deva

badhyamanah sitayudhaih

gatasavo nipatita

nottistheran sma bhurisah

yada durvasah sapena

sendra lokas trayo nrpa

nihsrikas cabhavams tatra

nesur ijyadayah kriyah

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; yada-when; yuddhe-in the fighting; asuraih-by the demons; devah-the demigods; badhyamanah-beseiged; sita-ayudhaih-by serpent weapons; gata-asavah-almost dead; nipatitah-some of them having fallen; na-not; uttistheran-got up again; sma-so became; bhurisah-the majority of them; yada-when; durvasah-of Durvasa Muni; sapena-with the curse; sa-indrah-with Indra; lokah trayah-the three worlds; nrpa-O King; nihsrikah-without any material opulence; ca-also; abhavan-became; tatra-at that time; nesuh-could not be performed; ijya-adayah-sacrifices; kriyah-ritualistic ceremonies.