Shloka 29
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
महाराज! नहुषने जो भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारके दान किये थे, तप और नियमोंका अनुष्ठान किया था, उनके प्रभावसे वे पृथ्वीपर गिरकर भी पूर्वजन्मकी स्मृतिसे वंचित नहीं हुए। उन्होंने भूगुको प्रसन्न करते हुए कहा--'प्रभो! मुझको मिले हुए शापका अंत होना चाहिये” ।।
mahārāja! nahuṣeṇa yo bhinna-bhinna-prakārake dānāni kṛtāni, tapaḥ ca niyamānām anuṣṭhānam kṛtam, teṣāṁ prabhāvena te pṛthivyāṁ patitā api pūrva-janma-smṛteḥ vañcitā na abhavan. te bhṛgum prasādayantaḥ ūcuḥ— “prabho! mama labdhasya śāpasya antaḥ bhavitavyaḥ.” tato’gastyaḥ kṛpāviṣṭaḥ śāpāntārthaṁ mahārāja sa bhṛgum prasādayat. sa ca bhṛguḥ kṛpānvitaḥ tasya śāpasya antaṁ tathā niścakāra.
毗湿摩说道：大王啊，由于那胡沙曾行种种布施，又修苦行并严守戒律，因此即使坠落大地，也未失前生之忆。他欲取悦圣仙婆利古，说道：“尊者啊，愿降于我身的诅咒得以终止。”随后，阿伽斯提耶为慈悲所动，前往婆利古处，为求终止此咒而代为陈请；婆利古亦因怜悯而心软，遂裁定此诅咒将以何种方式结束。此段强调：往昔功德能在逆境中护持觉知；而谦卑与慈者的调停，能为脱离苦难开启出路。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit gained through charity, austerity, and disciplined observance can sustain clarity even in downfall; release from suffering is approached through humility, sincere propitiation, and compassionate mediation by the wise.
Nahusha, though fallen to the earth under a curse, retains memory due to his past merits. He seeks Bhrigu’s favor for the curse to end. Agastya, moved by compassion, intercedes with Bhrigu, who then determines the conditions for the curse’s cessation.