Å›rÄ«-rÄjovÄca
bhagavañ chrotum icchÄmi
rÄjará¹£es tasya dhÄ«mataḥ
na prÄbhÅ«d yatra nirmukto
brahma-daṇá¸o duratyayaḥ
Å›rÄ«-rÄjÄ uvÄca - King ParÄ«ká¹£it inquired; bhagavan - O great brÄhmaṇa; Å›rotum icchÄmi - I wish to hear (from you); rÄjará¹£eḥ - of the great King AmbarÄ«á¹£a; tasya - of him; dhÄ«mataḥ - who was such a greatly sober personality; na - not; prÄbhÅ«t - could act; yatra - upon whom (MahÄrÄja AmbarÄ«á¹£a); nirmuktaḥ - being released; brahma-daṇá¸aḥ - the curse of a brÄhmaṇa; duratyayaḥ - which is insurmountable.