Devanagari
तस्यैवं वदत: शापं श्रुत्वा द्विजकुलाय वै ।
भृगु: प्रत्यसृजच्छापं ब्रह्मदण्डं दुरत्ययम् ॥ २७ ॥
Verse text
tasyaivaṁ vadataḥ śāpaṁ
śrutvā dvija-kulāya vai
bhṛguḥ pratyasṛjac chāpaṁ
brahma-daṇḍaṁ duratyayam
Synonyms
tasya
—
his (Nandīśvara’s)
;
evam
—
thus
;
vadataḥ
—
words
;
śāpam
—
the curse
;
śrutvā
—
hearing
;
dvija
—
kulāya — unto the brāhmaṇas
;
vai
—
indeed
;
bhṛguḥ
—
Bhṛgu
;
pratyasṛjat
—
made
;
śāpam
—
a curse
;
brahma
—
daṇḍam — the punishment of a brāhmaṇa
;
duratyayam
—
insurmountable .
Translation
When all the hereditary brāhmaṇas were thus cursed by Nandīśvara, the sage Bhṛgu, as a reaction, condemned the followers of Lord Śiva with this very strong brahminical curse.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
When Nandīśvara had spoke, Bhṛgu, hearing the curse, uttered a brāhmaṇa’s curse in response, on behalf of the brāhmaṇas, which was difficult to avoid.
Purport
The word
duratyaya
is particularly used in reference to a
brahmadaṇḍa,
or curse by a
brāhmaṇa.
A curse by a
brāhmaṇa
is very strong; therefore it is called
duratyaya,
or insurmountable. As the Lord states in
Bhagavad-gītā,
the stringent laws of nature are insurmountable; similarly, if a curse is uttered by a
brāhmaṇa,
that curse is also insurmountable. But
Bhagavad-gītā
also says that the curses or benedictions of the material world are, after all, material creations. The
Caitanya-caritāmṛta
confirms that that which is accepted in this material world to be a benediction and that which is taken to be a curse are both on the same platform because they are material. To get out of this material contamination, one should take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as recommended in
Bhagavad-gītā
(7.14)
:
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te.
The best path is to transcend all material curses and benedictions and take shelter of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, and remain in a transcendental position. Persons who have taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa are always peaceful; they are never cursed by anyone, nor do they attempt to curse anyone. That is a transcendental position.