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TEXT 16
tavat trinakam nahusah sasasa
vidya-tapo-yoga-balanubhavah
sa sampad-aisvarya-madandha-buddhir
nitas tirascam gatim indra-patnya
SYNONYMS
tavat—for so long; trinakam—the heavenly planet; nahusah—Nahusa; sasasa—ruled; vidya—by education; tapah—austerities; yoga—mystic power; bala—and strength; anubhavah—being equipped; sah—he (Nahusa); sampat—of so much wealth; aisvarya—and opulence; mada—by the madness; andha—blinded; buddhih—his intelligence; nitah—was brought; tirascam—of a snake; gatim—to the destination; indra-patnya—by Indra’s 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 Indra’s wife with a desire to enjoy her. Thus Nahusa was cursed by a brahmana and later became a snake.
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