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TEXT 5
nimih pratidadau sapam
gurave dharma-vartine
tavapi patatad deho
lobhad dharmam ajanatah
SYNONYMS
nimihMaharaja Nimi; pratidadau sapamcountercursed; guraveunto his spiritual master, Vasistha; adharma-vartinewho was induced to irreligious principles (because he cursed his offenseless disciple); tavaof you; apialso; patatatlet it fall; dehahthe body; lobhatbecause of greed; dharmamreligious principles; ajanatahnot knowing.
TRANSLATION
For unnecessarily cursing him when he had committed no offense, Maharaja Nimi countercursed his spiritual master. For the sake of getting contributions from the King of heaven, he said, you have lost your religious intelligence. Therefore I pronounce this curse: your body also will fall.
PURPORT
The religious principle for a brahmana is that he should not be greedy at all. In this case, however, for the sake of more lucrative remunerations from the King of heaven, Vasistha neglected Maharaja Nimis request on this planet, and when Nimi performed the sacrifices with other priests, Vasistha unnecessarily cursed him. When one is infected by contaminated activities, his power, material or spiritual, reduces. Although Vasistha was the spiritual master of Maharaja Nimi, because of his greed he became fallen.
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