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एतदिच्छामि भगवन्कथ्यमानं द्विजोत्तम । परिभ्रष्टः कथं स्वर्गान्नहुषः पापनिश्चयः॥५-१७-६॥
“This I wish to be explained, O venerable one, O best of the twice-born: how did Nahūṣa—resolved upon wrongdoing—fall away from heaven?”
english translation
अगस्त्य उवाच । शृणु शक्र प्रियं वाक्यं यथा राजा दुरात्मवान् । स्वर्गाद्भ्रष्टो दुराचारो नहुषो बलदर्पितः॥५-१७-७॥
Agastya said: “Listen, O Śakra, to the account as it occurred—how that ill-intentioned king Nahūṣa, of corrupt conduct and intoxicated by power, fell from heaven.”
english translation
श्रमार्तास्तु वहन्तस्तं नहुषं पापकारिणम् । देवर्षयो महाभागास्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः । पप्रच्छुः संशयं देव नहुषं जयतां वर॥५-१७-८॥
“While carrying Nahūṣa—the agent of wrongdoing—the illustrious devarṣis and the stainless brahmarṣis, fatigued by exertion, questioned him, O god, raising a doubt before that foremost of conquerors.”
english translation
य इमे ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्ता मन्त्रा वै प्रोक्षणे गवाम् । एते प्रमाणं भवत उताहो नेति वासव । नहुषो नेति तानाह तमसा मूढचेतनः॥५-१७-९॥
“‘Are these mantras—taught by Brahmā for the sprinkling rite of cows—authoritative for you, or not?’ (they asked), O Vāsava. Nahūṣa, his judgment obscured by darkness, replied to them: ‘No.’”
english translation
ऋषय ऊचुः । अधर्मे संप्रवृत्तस्त्वं धर्मं न प्रतिपद्यसे । प्रमाणमेतदस्माकं पूर्वं प्रोक्तं महर्षिभिः॥५-१७-१०॥
The sages said: “You are engaged in adharma and do not adopt dharma. This is our authoritative standard, taught earlier by the great seers.”
english translation