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ŚB 10.64.24

Devanagari

पूर्वं देवाशुभं भुञ्ज इति प्राह पतेति स: ।
तावदद्राक्षमात्मानं कृकलासं पतन् प्रभो ॥ २४ ॥

Text

pūrvaṁ devāśubhaṁ bhuñja
iti prāha pateti saḥ
tāvad adrākṣam ātmānaṁ
kṛkalāsaṁ patan prabho

Synonyms

pūrvam — first; deva — O lord; aśubham — the sinful reactions; bhuñje — I will experience; iti — thus saying; prāha — said; pata — fall; iti — thus; saḥ — he; tāvat — just then; adrākṣam — I saw; ātmānam — myself; kṛkalāsam — a lizard; patan — falling; prabho — O master.

Translation

I replied, “First, my lord, let me suffer my sinful reactions,” and Yamarāja said, “Then fall!” At once I fell, and while falling I saw myself becoming a lizard, O master.