SB 9.13.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

शिष्यव्यतिक्रमं वीक्ष्य तं निर्वर्त्यागतो गुरुः ।
अशपत्पतताद्देहो निमेः पण्डितमानिनः ॥ ४ ॥

sisya-vyatikramam viksya

tam nirvartyagato guruh

asapat patatad deho

nimeh pandita-maninah

sisya-vyatikramam-the disciple's deviation from the order of the guru; viksya-observing; tam-the performance of yajna by Indra; nirvartya-after finishing; agatah-when he returned; guruh-Vasistha Muni; asapat-he cursed Nimi Maharaja; patatat-may it fall down; dehah-the material body; nimeh-of Maharaja Nimi; pandita-maninah-who considers himself so learned (as to disobey the order of his spiritual master).

TRANSLATION

After completing the sacrificial performance for King Indra, the spiritual master Vasistha returned and found that his disciple Maharaja Nimi had disobeyed his instructions. Thus Vasistha cursed him, saying, "May the material body of Nimi, who considers himself learned, immediately fall."

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