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TEXT 3
pitari bhramsite sthanad
indranya dharsanad dvijaih
prapite jagaratvam vai
yayatir abhavan nrpah
SYNONYMS
pitariwhen his father; bhramsitewas caused to fall down; sthanatfrom the heavenly planets; indranyahof Saci, the wife of Indra; dharsanatfrom offending; dvijaihby them (upon her lodging a complaint with the brahmanas); prapitebeing degraded to; ajagaratvamthe life of a snake; vaiindeed; yayatihthe son named Yayati; abhavatbecame; nrpahthe king.
TRANSLATION
Because Nahusa, the father of Yayati, molested Indras wife, Saci, who then complained to Agastya and other brahmanas, these saintly brahmanas cursed Nahusa to fall from the heavenly planets and be degraded to the status of a python. Consequently, Yayati became the king.
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