evam — thus; śapati — as he cursed him; vipra-ṛṣau — the wise brāhmaṇa; vidyām — a mystic incantation; āsthāya — resorting to; phālgunaḥ — Arjuna; yayau — went; saḿyamanīm — to the heavenly city Saḿyamanī; asu — immediately; yatra — where; āste — lives; bhagavān yamaḥ — Lord Yamarāja.