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ब्रह्मोवाच॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य राज्ञस्सुरगणस्य हि ॥ अनुजग्राह तं विप्रो दधीचस्तपसां निधिः ॥४६॥
Brahmā said: On hearing the words of the king on behalf of the devas, the brahmin Dadhīca, the storehouse of penance, blessed him.
english translation
अथ दृष्ट्वा रमेशादीन् क्रोधविह्वलितो मुनिः ॥ हृदि स्मृत्वा शिवं विष्णुं शशाप च सुरानपि ॥४७॥
Then, on seeing the lord of Lakṣmī Viṣṇu and others, the sage was angry. Remembering Śiva, he cursed Viṣṇu and the devas.
english translation
दधीच उवाच ॥ रुद्रकोपाग्निना देवास्सदेवेंद्रा मुनीश्वराः ॥ ध्वस्ता भवंतु देवेन विष्णुना च समं गणैः ॥ ४८ ॥
Dadhīca said: Let the gods with Indra, the sages and the lord Viṣṇu be burnt in the fire of the anger of Rudra.
english translation
॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ ॥ एवं शप्त्वा सुरान् प्रेक्ष्य क्षुवमाह ततो मुनिः ॥ देवैश्च पूज्यो राजेन्द्र नृपैश्चैव द्विजोत्तमः ॥ ४९ ॥
Brahmā said: After cursing them he looked at Kṣuva and said—“O leader of kings, a brahmin is worthy of being respected by devas, kings and the best of other castes.
english translation
ब्राह्मणा एव राजेन्द्र बलिनः प्रभविष्णवः ॥ इत्युक्त्वा स स्फुट विप्रः प्रविवेश निजाश्रमम् ॥ 2-2-39-५० ॥
O leader of kings, only brahmins are powerful, and influential”. After saying thus clearly the brahmin entered his hermitage.
english translation