Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 9: Liberation

Chapter 4: Ambarisha Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni. Text 13

नाभागादम्बरीषोऽभून्महाभागवतः कृती ।
नास्पृशद् ब्रह्मशापोऽपि यं न प्रतिहतः क्वचित् ॥१३॥

nÄbhÄgÄd ambarÄ«á¹£o 'bhÅ«n
mahÄ-bhÄgavataḥ ká¹›tÄ«
nÄspṛśad brahma-Å›Äpo 'pi
yaṠna pratihataḥ kvacit

 nÄbhÄgÄt - from NÄbhÄga; ambarÄ«á¹£aḥ - MahÄrÄja AmbarÄ«á¹£a; abhÅ«t - took birth; mahÄ-bhÄgavataḥ - the most exalted devotee; ká¹›tÄ« - very celebrated; na aspṛśat - could not touch; brahma-Å›Äpaḥ api - even the curse of a brÄhmaṇa; yam - unto whom (AmbarÄ«á¹£a MahÄrÄja); na - neither; pratihataḥ - failed; kvacit - at any time.


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From NÄbhÄga, MahÄrÄja AmbarÄ«á¹£a took birth. MahÄrÄja AmbarÄ«á¹£a was an exalted devotee, celebrated for his great merits. Although he was cursed by an infallible brÄhmaṇa, the curse could not touch him.

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