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Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 23

Dāmodara-līlā: Mother Yaśodā Binds Kṛṣṇa; the Two-Fingers Mystery; Prelude to the Yamala-Arjuna Deliverance

Devanagari script

पुरा नारदशापेन वृक्षतां प्रापितौ मदात् । नलकूवरमणिग्रीवाविति ख्यातौ श्रियान्वितौ ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

purā nārada-śāpena vṛkṣatāṁ prāpitau madāt nalakūvara-maṇigrīvāv iti khyātau śriyānvitau

Translation

在前世，这两位被称为那罗拘婆罗与摩尼格利婆的天子极其富贵吉祥；但因骄慢与虚荣，纳罗陀牟尼诅咒他们化为树木。

Synonyms

पुराformerly, once

नारद-शापेनby Nārada’s curse

वृक्षताम्to the state of a tree

प्रापितौ(they) were made to attain / were brought to

मदात्from intoxication

नलकूवर-मणिग्रीवौNalakūvara and Maṇigrīva

इतिthus, as

ख्यातौknown, famed

श्रिया-अन्वितौendowed with prosperity

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Ninth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Nalakūvara

Maṇigrīva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva becoming trees?

This verse states that, because of intoxication, Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva were cursed by Nārada and thus made to take birth as trees, despite being highly opulent.

Why did Nārada Muni curse Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva in the Bhagavatam?

The verse indicates the immediate cause was their madāt—intoxication and pride—leading Nārada to impose a corrective curse that would curb arrogance and ultimately bring them toward grace.

Practical application: What is the modern-life lesson of this shloka?

Opulence without humility can degrade one’s character; spiritual guidance and accountability help transform pride into self-control and devotion.