अहं च गायंस्तद्विद्वान् स्त्रीभि: परिवृतो गत: । ज्ञात्वा विश्वसृजस्तन्मे हेलनं शेपुरोजसा । याहि त्वं शूद्रतामाशु नष्टश्री: कृतहेलन: ॥ ७२ ॥
aham ca gayams tad-vidvan stribhih parivrto gatah jnatva visva-srjas tan me helanam sepur ojasa yahi tvam sudratam asu nasta-srih krta-helanah
- aham
- I myself
- ca
- and
- gayan
- singing the glories of other demigods rather than those of the Lord
- tat-vidvan
- knowing very well the art of singing
- stribhih
- by women
- parivrtah
- being surrounded
- gatah
- went there
- jnatva
- knowing well
- visva-srjah
- the prajapatis, to whom the management of universal affairs was entrusted
- tat
- the attitude of my singing
- me
- my
- helanam
- negligence
- sepuh
- cursed
- ojasa
- with great force
- yahi
- become
- tvam
- you
- sudratam
- a sudra
- asu
- immediately
- nasta
- devoid of
- srih
- beauty
- krta-helanah
- because of transgressing the etiquette
Narada Muni continued: Being invited to that festival, I also joined, and, surrounded by women, I began musically singing the glories of the demigods. Because of this, the prajapatis, the great demigods in charge of the affairs of the universe, forcefully cursed me with these words: Because you have committed an offense, may you immediately become a sudra, devoid of beauty