na prabhud yatra nirmukto
sri-raja uvaca-King Pariksit inquired; bhagavan-O great brahmana; srotum icchami-I wish to hear (from you); rajarseh-of the great King Ambarisa; tasya-of him; dhimatah-who was such a greatly sober personality; na-not; prabhut-could act; yatra-upon whom (Maharaja Ambarisa); nirmuktah-being released; brahma-dandah-the curse of a brahmana; duratyayah-which is insurmountable.