> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 9
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 9: 'Liberation'

> > ******

> > Chapter Fourteen: King Purûrâva Enchanted by Urvasî

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > athâtah srûyatâm râjan

> > vamsah somasya pâvanah

> > yasminn ailâdayo bhûpâh

> > kîrtyante punya-kîrtayah

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; atha--now (after hearing the history of the dynasty of the sun); atah--therefore; srûyatâm--just hear from me; râjan--O King (Mahârâja Parîksit); vamsah--the dynasty; somasya--of the moon-god; pâvanah--which is purifying to hear about; yasmin--in which (dynasty); aila-âdayah--headed by Aila (Purûravâ); bhûpâh--kings; kîrtyante--are described; punya-kîrtayah--persons of whom it is glorious to hear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Srila Sukadeva Gosvami said to Maharaja Pariksit: O King, thus far you have heard the description of the dynasty of the sun-god. Now hear the most glorious and purifying description of the dynasty of the moon-god. This description mentions kings like Aila [Pururava] of whom it is glorious to hear.

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> > TEXT 2

> > sahasra-sirasah pumso

> > nâbhi-hrada-saroruhât

> > jâtasyâsît suto dhâtur

> > atrih pitr-samo gunaih

> > sahasra-sirasah--who has thousands of heads; pumsah--of Lord Visnu (Garbhodakasâyi Visnu); nâbhi-hrada-saroruhât--from the lotus produced from the lake of the navel; jâtasya--who appeared; âsît--there was; sutah--a son; dhâtuh--of Lord Brahmâ; atrih--by the name Atri; pitr-samah--like his father; gunaih--qualified.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Visnu [Garbhodakasayi Visnu] is also known as Sahasra-sirsa Purusa. From the lake of His navel sprang a lotus, on which Lord Brahma was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahma, was as qualified as his father.

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> > TEXT 3

> > tasya drgbhyo 'bhavat putrah

> > somo 'mrtamayah kila

> > viprausadhy-udu-ganânâm

> > brahmanâ kalpitah patih

> > tasya--of him, Atri, the son of Brahmâ; drgbhyah--from the tears of jubilation from the eyes; abhavat--was born; putrah--a son; somah--the moon-god; amrta-mayah--full of soothing rays; kila--indeed; vipra--of the brâhmanas; osadhi--of the drugs; udu-ganânâm--and of the luminaries; brahmanâ--by Lord Brahmâ; kalpitah--was appointed or designated; patih--the supreme director.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Atri's tears of jubilation was born a son named Soma, the moon, who was full of soothing rays. Lord Brahma appointed him the director of the brahmanas, drugs and luminaries.

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> > TEXT 4

> > so 'yajad râjasûyena

> > vijitya bhuvana-trayam

> > patnîm brhaspater darpât

> > târâm nâmâharad balât

> > sah--he, Soma; ayajat--performed; râjasûyena--the sacrifice known as Râjasûya; vijitya--after conquering; bhuvana-trayam--the three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Pâtâla); patnîm--the wife; brhaspateh--of Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods; darpât--out of pride; târâm--Târâ; nâma--by name; aharat--took away; balât--by force.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rajasuya-yajna. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Brhaspati's wife, whose name was Tara.

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> > TEXT 5

> > yadâ sa deva-gurunâ

> > yâcito 'bhîksnaso madât

> > nâtyajat tat-krte jajne

> > sura-dânava-vigrahah

> > yadâ--when; sah--he (Soma, the moon-god); deva-gurunâ--by the spiritual master of the demigods, Brhaspati; yâcitah--was begged; abhîksnasah--again and again; madât--because of false pride; na--not; atyajat--did deliver; tat-krte--because of this; jajne--there was; sura-dânava--between the demigods and the demons; vigrahah--a fight.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although requested again and again by Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, Soma did not return Tara. This was due to his false pride. Consequently, a fight ensued between the demigods and the demons.

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> > TEXT 6

> > sukro brhaspater dvesâd

> > agrahît sâsurodupam

> > haro guru-sutam snehât

> > sarva-bhûta-ganâvrtah

> > sukrah--the demigod named Sukra; brhaspateh--unto Brhaspati; dvesât--because of enmity; agrahit--took; sa-asura--with the demons; udupam--the side of the moon-god; harah--Lord Siva; guru-sutam--the side of his spiritual master's son; snehât--because of affection; sarva-bhûta-gana-âvrtah--accompanied by all kinds of ghosts and hobgoblins.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of enmity between Brhaspati and Sukra, Sukra took the side of the moon-god and was joined by the demons. But Lord Siva, because of affection for the son of his spiritual master, joined the side of Brhaspati and was accompanied by all the ghosts and hobgoblins.

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> > TEXT 7

> > sarva-deva-ganopeto

> > mahendro gurum anvayât

> > surâsura-vinâso 'bhût

> > samaras târakâmayah

> > sarva-deva-gana--by all the different demigods; upetah--joined; mahendrah--Mahendra, the King of heaven, Indra; gurum--his spiritual master; anvayât--followed; sura--of the demigods; asura--and of the demons; vinâsah--causing destruction; abhût--there was; samarah--a fight; târakâ-mayah--simply because of Târâ, a woman, the wife of Brhaspati.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Indra, accompanied by all kinds of demigods, joined the side of Brhaspati. Thus there was a great fight, destroying both demons and demigods, only for the sake of Tara, Brhaspati's wife.

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> > TEXT 8

> > nivedito 'thângirasâ

> > somam nirbhartsya visva-krt

> > târâm sva-bhartre prâyacchad

> > antarvatnîm avait patih

> > niveditah--being fully informed; atha--thus; angirasâ--by Angirâ Muni; somam--the moon-god; nirbhartsya--chastising severely; visva-krt--Lord Brahmâ; târâm--Târâ, the wife of Brhaspati; sva-bhartre--unto her husband; prâyacchat--delivered; antarvatnîm--pregnant;avait--could understand; patih--the husband (Brhaspati).

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Lord Brahma was fully informed by Angira about the entire incident, he severely chastised the moon-god, Soma. Thus Lord Brahma delivered Tara to her husband, who could then understand that she was pregnant.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tyaja tyajâsu dusprajne

> > mat-ksetrâd âhitam paraih

> > nâham tvâm bhasmasât kuryâm

> > striyam sântânike 'sati

> > tyaja--deliver; tyaja--deliver; âsu--immediately; dusprajne--you foolish woman; mat-ksetrât--from the womb meant for me to impregnate; âhitam--begotten; paraih--by others; na--not; aham--I; tvâm--you; bhasmasât--burnt to ashes; kuryâm--shall make; striyam--because you are a woman; sântânike--wanting a child; asati--although you are unchaste.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Brhaspati said: You foolish woman, your womb, which was meant for me to impregnate, has been impregnated by someone other than me. Immediately deliver your child! Immediately deliver it! Be assured that after the child is delivered, I shall not burn you to ashes. I know that although you are unchaste, you wanted a son. Therefore I shall not punish you.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tatyâja vrîditâ târâ

> > kumâram kanaka-prabham

> > sprhâm ângirasas cakre

> > kumâre soma eva ca

> > tatyâja--gave delivery; vrîditâ--being very much ashamed; târâ--Târâ, the wife of Brhaspati; kumâram--to a child; kanaka-prabham--having a bodily effulgence like gold; sprhâm--aspiration; ângirasah--Brhaspati; cakre--made; kumâre--unto the child; somah--the moon-god; eva--indeed; ca--also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: By Brhaspati's order, Tara, who was very much ashamed, immediately gave birth to the child, who was very beautiful, with a golden bodily hue. Both Brhaspati and the moon-god, Soma, desired the beautiful child.

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> > TEXT 11

> > mamâyam na tavety uccais

> > tasmin vivadamânayoh

> > papracchur rsayo devâ

> > naivoce vrîditâ tu sâ

> > mama--mine; ayam--this (child); na--not; tava--yours; iti--thus; uccaih--very loudly; tasmin--for the child; vivadamânayoh--when the two parties were fighting; papracchuh--inquired (from Târâ); rsayah--all the saintly persons; devâh--all the demigods; na--not; eva--indeed; uce--said anything; vrîditâ--being ashamed; tu--indeed; sâ--Târâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Fighting again broke out between Brhaspati and the moon-god, both of whom claimed, "This is my child, not yours!" All the saints and demigods present asked Tara whose child the newborn baby actually was, but because she was ashamed she could not immediately answer.

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> > TEXT 12

> > kumâro mâtaram prâha

> > kupito 'lîka-lajjayâ

> > kim na vacasy asad-vrtte

> > âtmâvadyam vadâsu me

> > kumârah--the child; mâtaram--unto his mother; prâha--said; kupitah--being very angry; alîka--unnecessary; lajjayâ--with shame; kim--why; na--not; vacasi--you say; asat-vrtte--O unchaste woman; âtma-avadyam--the fault you have committed; vada--say; âsu--immediately; me--unto me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The child then became very angry and demanded that his mother immediately tell the truth. "You unchaste woman," he said, "what is the use of your unnecessary shame? Why do you not admit your fault? Immediately tell me about your faulty behavior."

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> > TEXT 13

> > brahmâ tâm raha âhûya

> > samaprâksîc ca sântvayan

> > somasyety âha sanakaih

> > somas tam tâvad agrahît

> > brahmâ--Lord Brahmâ; tâm--unto her, Târâ; rahah--in a secluded place; âhûya--putting her; samaprâksît--inquired in detail; ca--and; sântvayan--pacifying; somasya--this son belongs to Soma, the moon-god; iti--thus; âha--she replied; sanakaih--very slowly; somah--Soma; tam--the child; tâvat--immediately; agrahît--took charge of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma then brought Tara to a secluded place, and after pacifying her he asked to whom the child actually belonged. She replied very slowly, "This is the son of Soma, the moon-god." Then the moon-god immediately took charge of the child.

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> > TEXT 14

> > tasyâtma-yonir akrta

> > budha ity abhidhâm nrpa

> > buddhyâ gambhîrayâ yena

> > putrenâpodurân mudam

> > tasya--of the child; âtma-yonih--Lord Brahmâ; akrta--made; budhah--Budha; iti--thus; abhidhâm--the name; nrpa--O King Parîksit; buddhyâ--by intelligence; gambhîrayâ--very deeply situated; yena--by whom; putrena--by such a son; âpa--he got; udurât--the moon-god; mudam--jubilation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, when Lord Brahma saw that the child was deeply intelligent, he gave the child the name Budha. The moon-god, the ruler of the stars, enjoyed great jubilation because of this son.

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> > TEXTS 15-16

> > tatah purûravâ jajne

> > ilâyâm ya udâhrtah

> > tasya rûpa-gunaudârya-

> > sîla-dravina-vikramân

> > srutvorvasîndra-bhavane

> > gîyamânân surarsinâ

> > tad-antikam upeyâya

> > devî smara-sarârditâ

> > tatah--from him (Budha); purûravâh--the son named Purûravâ; jajne--was born; ilâyâm--in the womb of Ilâ; yah--one who; udâhrtah--has already been described (in the beginning of the Ninth Canto); tasya--his (Purûravâ's); rûpa--beauty; guna--qualities; audârya--magnanimity; sîla--behavior; dravina--wealth; vikramân--power;

> > srutvâ--by hearing; urvasî--the celestial woman named Urvasî; indra-bhavane--in the court of King Indra; gîyamânân--when they were being described; sura-rsinâ--by Nârada; tat-antikam--near him; upeyâya--approached; devî--Urvasî; smara-sara--by the arrows of Cupid; arditâ--being stricken.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, from Budha, through the womb of Ila, a son was born named Pururava, who was described in the beginning of the Ninth Canto. When his beauty, personal qualities, magnanimity, behavior, wealth and power were described by Narada in the court of Lord Indra, the celestial woman Urvasi was attracted to him. Pierced by the arrow of Cupid, she thus approached him.

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> > TEXTS 17-18

> > mitrâ-varunayoh sâpâd

> > âpannâ nara-lokatâm

> > nisamya purusa-srestham

> > kandarpam iva rûpinam

> > dhrtim vistabhya lalanâ

> > upatasthe tad-antike

> > sa tâm vilokya nrpatir

> > harsenotphulla-locanah

> > uvâca slaksnayâ vâcâ

> > devîm hrsta-tanûruhah

> > mitrâ-varunayoh--of Mitra and Varuna; sâpât--by the curse; âpannâ--having obtained; nara-lokatâm--the habits of a human being; nisamya--thus seeing; purusa-srestham--the best of males; kandarpam iva--like Cupid; rûpinam--having beauty;

> > dhrtim--patience, forbearance; vistabhya--accepting; lalanâ--that woman; upatasthe--approached; tat-antike--near to him; sah--he, Purûravâ; tam--her; vilokya--by seeing; nrpatih--the King; harsena--with great jubilation; utphulla-locanah--whose eyes became very bright; uvâca--said; slaksnayâ--very mild; vâcâ--by words; devîm--unto the demigoddess; hrsta-tanûruhah--the hairs on whose body were standing in jubilation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having been cursed by Mitra and Varuna, the celestial woman Urvasi had acquired the habits of a human being. Therefore, upon seeing Pururava, the best of males, whose beauty resembled that of Cupid, she controlled herself and then approached him. When King Pururava saw Urvasi, his eyes became jubilant in the ecstasy of joy, and the hairs on his body stood on end. With mild, pleasing words, he spoke to her as follows.

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> > TEXT 19

> > srî-râjovâca

> > svâgatam te varârohe

> > âsyatâm karavâma kim

> > samramasva mayâ sâkam

> > ratir nau sâsvatîh samâh

> > srî-râjâ uvâca--the King (Purûravâ) said; svâgatam--welcome; te--unto you; varârohe--O best of beautiful women; âsyatâm--kindly take your seat; karavâma kim--what can I do for you; samramasva--just become my companion; mayâ sâkam--with me; ratih--a sexual relationship; nau--between us; sâsvatîh samâh--for many years.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Pururava said: O most beautiful woman, you are welcome. Please sit here and tell me what I can do for you. You may enjoy with me as long as you desire. Let us pass our life happily in a sexual relationship.

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> > TEXT 20

> > urvasy uvâca

> > kasyâs tvayi na sajjeta

> > mano drstis ca sundara

> > yad-angântaram âsâdya

> > cyavate ha riramsayâ

> > urvasî uvâca--Urvasî replied; kasyâh--of which woman; tvayi--unto you; na--not; sajjeta--would become attracted; manah--the mind; drstih ca--and sight; sundara--O most beautiful man; yat-angântaram--whose chest; âsâdya--enjoying; cyavate--gives up; ha--indeed; riramsayâ--for sexual enjoyment.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Urvasi replied: O most handsome man, who is the woman whose mind and sight would not be attracted by you? If a woman takes shelter of your chest, she cannot refuse to enjoy with you in a sexual relationship.

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> > TEXT 21

> > etâv uranakau râjan

> > nyâsau raksasva mânada

> > samramsye bhavatâ sâkam

> > slâghyah strînâm varah smrtah

> > etau--to these two; uranakau--lambs; râjan--O King Purûravâ; nyâsau--who have fallen down; raksasva--please give protection; mâna-da--O one who gives all honor to a guest or visitor; samramsye--I shall enjoy sexual union; bhavatâ sâkam--in your company; slâghyah--superior; strînâm--of a woman; varah--husband; smrtah--it is said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King Pururava, please give protection to these two lambs, who have fallen down with me. Although I belong to the heavenly planets and you belong to earth, I shall certainly enjoy sexual union with you. I have no objection to accepting you as my husband, for you are superior in every respect.

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> > TEXT 22

> > ghrtam me vîra bhaksyam syân

> > nekse tvânyatra maithunât

> > vivâsasam tat tatheti

> > pratipede mahâmanâh

> > ghrtam--clarified butter or nectar; me--my; vîra--O hero; bhaksyam--eatable; syât--shall be; na--not; îkse--I shall see; tvâ--you; anyatra--any other time; maithunât--except at the time of sexual intercourse; vivâsasam--without any dress (naked); tat--that; tathâ iti--shall be like that; pratipede--promised; mahâmanâh--King Purûravâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Urvasi said: "My dear hero, only preparations made in ghee [clarified butter] will be my eatables, and I shall not want to see you naked at any time, except at the time of sexual intercourse." The great-minded King Pururava accepted these proposals.

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> > TEXT 23

> > aho rûpam aho bhâvo

> > nara-loka-vimohanam

> > ko na seveta manujo

> > devîm tvâm svayam âgatâm

> > aho--wonderful; rûpam--beauty; aho--wonderful; bhâvah--postures; nara-loka--in human society or on the planet earth; vimohanam--so attractive; kah--who; na--not; seveta--can accept; manujah--among human beings; devîm--a demigoddess; tvâm--like you; svayam âgatâm--who has personally arrived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Pururava replied: O beautiful one, your beauty is wonderful and your gestures are also wonderful. Indeed, you are attractive to all human society. Therefore, since you have come of your own accord from the heavenly planets, who on earth would not agree to serve a demigoddess such as you.

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> > TEXT 24

> > tayâ sa purusa-srestho

> > ramayantyâ yathârhatah

> > reme sura-vihâresu

> > kâmam caitrarathâdisu

> > tayâ--with her; sah--he; purusa-sresthah--the best of human beings (Purûravâ); ramayantyâ--enjoying; yathâ-arhatah--as far as possible; reme--enjoyed; sura-vihâresu--in places resembling the heavenly parks; kâmam--according to his desire; caitraratha-âdisu--inthe best gardens, like Caitraratha.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: The best of human beings, Pururava, began freely enjoying the company of Urvasi, who engaged in sexual activities with him in many celestial places, such as Caitraratha and Nandana-kanana, where the demigods enjoy.

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> > TEXT 25

> > ramamânas tayâ devyâ

> > padma-kinjalka-gandhayâ

> > tan-mukhâmoda-musito

> > mumude 'har-ganân bahûn

> > ramamânah--enjoying sex; tayâ--with her; devyâ--the heavenly goddess; padma--of a lotus; kinjalka--like the saffron; gandhayâ--the fragrance of whom; tat-mukha--her beautiful face; âmoda--by the fragrance; musitah--being enlivened more and more; mumude--enjoyed life; ahah-ganân--days after days; bahûn-many.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Urvasi's body was as fragrant as the saffron of a lotus. Being enlivened by the fragrance of her face and body, Pururava enjoyed her company for many days with great jubilation.

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> > TEXT 26

> > apasyann urvasî indro

> > gandharvân samacodayat

> > urvasîrahitam mahyam

> > âsthânam nâtisobhate

> > apasyan--without seeing; urvasîm-Urvasî indrah--the King of the heavenly planet; gandharvân--unto the Gandharvas; samacodayat--instructed; urvasîrahitam--without Urvasî mahyam--my; âsthânam--place; na--not; atisobhate--appears beautiful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Not seeing Urvasi in his assembly, the King of heaven, Lord Indra, said, "Without Urvasi my assembly is no longer beautiful." Considering this, he requested the Gandharvas to bring herback to his heavenly planet.

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> > TEXT 27

> > te upetya mahâ-râtre

> > tamasi pratyupasthite

> > urvasyâ uranau jahrur

> > nyastau râjani jâyayâ

> > te--they, the Gandharvas; upetya--coming there; mahâ-râtre--in the dead of night; tamasi--when the darkness; pratyupasthite--appeared; urvasyâ--by Urvasî uranau--two lambs; jahruh--stole; nyastau--given in charge; râjani--unto the King; jâyayâ--by his wife, Urvasî

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus the Gandharvas came to earth, and at midnight, when everything was dark, they appeared in the house of Pururava and stole the two lambs entrusted to the King by his wife, Urvasi.

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> > TEXT 28

> > nisamyâkranditam devî

> > putrayor nîyamânayoh

> > hatâsmy aham kunâthena

> > napumsâ vîra-mâninâ

> > nisamya--by hearing; âkranditam--crying (because of being stolen); devî--Urvasî; putrayoh--of those two lambs, which she treated as sons; nîyamânayoh--as they were being taken away; hatâ--killed; asmi--am; aham--I; ku-nâthena--under the protection of a bad husband; na-pumsâ--by the eunuch; vîra-mâninâ--although considering himself a hero.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Urvasi treated the two lambs like her own sons. Therefore, when they were being taken by the Gandharvas and began crying, Urvasi heard them and rebuked her husband. "Now I am being killed," she said, "under the protection of an unworthy husband, who is a coward and a eunuch although he thinks himself a great hero.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > yad-visrambhâd aham nastâ

> > hrtâpatyâ ca dasyubhih

> > yah sete nisi santrasto

> > yathâ nârî divâ pumân

> > yat-visrambhât--because of depending upon whom; aham--I (am); nastâ--lost; hrta-apatyâ--bereft of my two sons, the lambs; ca--also; dasyubhih--by the plunderers; yah--he who (my so-called husband); sete--lies down; nisi--at night; santrastah--being afraid; yathâ--as; nârî--a woman; divâ--during the daytime; pumân--male.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Because I depended on him, the plunderers have deprived me of my two sons the lambs, and therefore I am now lost. My husband lies down at night in fear, exactly like a woman, although he appears to be a man during the day."

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> > TEXT 30

> > iti vâk-sâyakair biddhah

> > pratottrair iva kunjarah

> > nisi nistrimsam âdâya

> > vivastro 'bhyadravad rusâ

> > iti--thus; vâk-sâyakaih--by the arrows of strong words; biddhah--being pierced; pratottraih--by the goads; iva--like; kunjarah--an elephant; nisi--in the night; nistrimsam--a sword; âdâya--taking in hand; vivastrah--naked; abhyadravat--went out; rusâ--in anger.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Pururava, stricken by the sharp words of Urvasi like an elephant struck by its driver's pointed rod, became very angry. Not even dressing himself properly, he took a sword in hand and went out naked into the night to follow the Gandharvas who had stolen the lambs.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > te visrjyoranau tatra

> > vyadyotanta sma vidyutah

> > âdâya mesâv âyântam

> > nagnam aiksata sâ patim

> > te--they, the Gandharvas; visrjya--after giving up; uranau--the two lambs; tatra--on the spot; vyadyotanta sma--illuminated; vidyutah--shining like lightning; âdâya--taking in hand; mesau--the two lambs; âyântam--returning; nagnam--naked; aiksata--saw; sâ--Urvasî; patim--her husband.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After giving up the two lambs, the Gandharvas shone brightly like lightning, thus illuminating the house of Pururava. Urvasi then saw her husband returning with the lambs in hand, but he was naked, and therefore she left.

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> > TEXT 32

> > ailo 'pi sayane jâyâm

> > apasyan vimanâ iva

> > tac-citto vihvalah socan

> > babhrâmonmattavan mahîm

> > ailah--Purûravâ; api--also; sayane--on the bedstead; jâyâm--his wife; apasyan--not seeing; vimanâh--morose; iva--like that; tat-cittah--being too much attached to her; vihvalah--disturbed in mind; socan--lamenting; babhrâma--traveled; unmatta-vat--like a madman; mahîm--on the earth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > No longer seeing Urvasi on his bed, Pururava was most aggrieved. Because of his great attraction for her, he was very much disturbed. Thus, lamenting, he began traveling about the earth like a madman.

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> > TEXT 33

> > sa tâm vîksya kuruksetre

> > sarasvatyâm ca tat-sakhîh

> > panca prahrsta-vadanah

> > prâha sûktam purûravâh

> > sah--he, Purûravâ; tâm--Urvasî; viksya--observing; kuruksetre--at the place known as Kuruksetra; sarasvatyâm--on the bank of the Sarasvatî; ca--also; tat-sakhih--her companions; panca--five; prahrsta-vadanah--being very happy and smiling; prâha--said; sûktam--sweet words; purûravâh--King Purûravâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Once during his travels all over the world, Pururava saw Urvasi, accompanied by five companions, on the bank of the Sarasvati at Kuruksetra. With jubilation in his face, he then spoke to her in sweet words as follows.

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> > TEXT 34

> > aho jâye tistha tistha

> > ghore na tyaktum arhasi

> > mâm tvam adyâpy anirvrtya

> > vacâmsi krnavâvahai

> > aho--hello; jâye--O my dear wife; tistha tistha--kindly stay, stay; ghore--O most cruel one; na--not; tyaktum--to give up; arhasi--you ought; mâm--me; tvam--you; adya api--until now; anirvrtya--having not gotten any happiness from me; vacâmsi--some words; krnavâvahai--let us talk for some time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my dear wife, O most cruel one, kindly stay, kindly stay. I know that I have never made you happy until now, but you should not give me up for that reason. This is not proper for you. Even if you have decided to give up my company, let us nonetheless talk for some time.

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> > TEXT 35

> > sudeho 'yam pataty atra

> > devi dûram hrtas tvayâ

> > khâdanty enam vrkâ grdhrâs

> > tvat-prasâdasya nâspadam

> > su-dehah--very beautiful body; ayam--this; patati--will now fall down; atra--on the spot; devi--O Urvasî; dûram--far, far away from home; hrtah--taken away; tvayâ--by you; khâdanti--they will eat; enam--this (body); vrkâh--foxes; grdhrâh--vultures; tvat--your; prasâdasya--in mercy; na--not; âspadam--suitable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O goddess, now that you have refused me, my beautiful body will fall down here, and because it is unsuitable for your pleasure, it will be eaten by foxes and vultures.

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> > TEXT 36

> > urvasy uvâca

> > mâ mrthâh puruso 'si tvam

> > mâ sma tvâdyur vrkâ ime

> > kvâpi sakhyam na vai strînâm

> > vrkânâm hrdayam yathâ

> > urvasî uvâca--Urvasî said; mâ--do not; mrthâh--give up your life; purusah--male; asi--are; tvam--you; mâ sma--do not allow it; tvâ--unto you; adyuh--may eat; vrkâh--the foxes; ime--these senses (do not be under the control of your senses); kva api--anywhere; sakhyam--friendship; na--not; vai--indeed; strînâm--of women; vrkânâm--of the foxes; hrdayam--the heart; yathâ--as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Urvasi said: My dear King, you are a man, a hero. Don't be impatient and give up your life. Be sober and don't allow the senses to overcome you like foxes. Don't let the foxes eat you. In other words, you should not be controlled by your senses. Rather, you should know that the heart of a woman is like that of a fox. There is no use making friendship with women.

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> > TEXT 37

> > striyo hy akarunâh krûrâ

> > durmarsâh priya-sâhasâh

> > ghnanty alpârthe 'pi visrabdham

> > patim bhrâtaram apy uta

> > striyah--women; hi--indeed; akarunâh--merciless; krûrâh--cunning; durmarsâh--intolerant; priya-sâhasâh--for their own pleasure they can do anything; ghnanti--they kill; alpa-arthe--for a slight reason; api--indeed; visrabdham--faithful; patim--husband; bhrâtaram--brother; api--also; uta--it is said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Women as a class are merciless and cunning. They cannot tolerate even a slight offense. For their own pleasure they can do anything irreligious, and therefore they do not fear killing even a faithful husband or brother.

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> > TEXT 38

> > vidhâyâlîka-visrambham

> > ajnesu tyakta-sauhrdâh

> > navam navam abhîpsantyah

> > pumscalyah svaira-vrttayah

> > vidhâya--by establishing; alîka--false; visrambham--faithfulness; ajnesu--unto the foolish men; tyakta-sauhrdâh--who have given up the company of well-wishers; navam--new; navam--new; abhîpsantyah--desiring; pumscalyah--women very easily allured by other men; svaira--independently; vrttayah--professional.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Women are very easily seduced by men. Therefore, polluted women give up the friendship of a man who is their well-wisher and establish false friendship among fools. Indeed, they seek newer and newer friends, one after another.

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> > TEXT 39

> > samvatsarânte hi bhavân

> > eka-râtram mayesvarah

> > ramsyaty apatyâni ca te

> > bhavisyanty aparâni bhoh

> > samvatsara-ante--at the end of every year; hi--indeed; bhavân--your good self; eka-râtram--one night only; mayâ--with me; îsvarah--my husband; ramsyati--will enjoy sex life; apatyâni--children; ca--also; te--your; bhavisyanti--will generate; aparâni--others, one after another; bhoh--O my dear King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my dear King, you will be able to enjoy with me as my husband at the end of every year, for one night only. In this way you will have other children, one after another.

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> > TEXT 40

> > antarvatnîm upâlaksya

> > devîm sa prayayau purîm

> > punas tatra gato 'bdânte

> > urvasîm vîra-mâtaram

> > antarvatnîm--pregnant; upâlaksya--by observing; devîm--Urvasî; sah--he, King Purûravâ; prayayau--returned; purîm--to his palace; punah--again; tatra--at that very spot; gatah--went; abda-ante--at the end of the year; urvasîm--Urvasî; vîra-mâtaram--the mother of one ksatriya son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Understanding that Urvasi was pregnant, Pururava returned to his palace. At the end of the year, there at Kuruksetra, he again obtained the association of Urvasi, who was then the mother of a heroic son.

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> > TEXT 41

> > upalabhya mudâ yuktah

> > samuvâsa tayâ nisâm

> > athainam urvasî prâha

> > krpanam virahâturam

> > upalabhya--getting the association; mudâ--in great jubilation; yuktah--being united; samuvâsa--enjoyed her company in sex; tayâ--with her; nisâm--that night; atha--thereafter; enam--unto King Purûravâ; urvasî--the woman named Urvasî; prâha--said; krpanam--to he who was poor-hearted; viraha-âturam--afflicted by the thought of separation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having regained Urvasi at the end of the year, King Pururava was most jubilant, and he enjoyed her company in sex for one night. But then he was very sorry at the thought of separation from her, so Urvasi spoke to him as follows.

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> > TEXT 42

> > gandharvân upadhâvemâms

> > tubhyam dâsyanti mâm iti

> > tasya samstuvatas tustâ

> > agni-sthâlîm dadur nrpa

> > urvasîm manyamânas tâm

> > so 'budhyata caran vane

> > gandharvân--unto the Gandharvas; upadhâva--go take shelter; imân--these; tubhyam--unto you; dâsyanti--will deliver; mâm iti--exactly like me, or me factually; tasya--by him; samstuvatah--offering prayers; tustâh--being satisfied; agni-sthâlîm--a girl produced from fire; daduh--delivered; nrpa--O King; urvasîm--Urvasî; manya-mânah--thinking; tâm--her; sah--he (Purûravâ); abudhyata--understood factually; caran--while walking; vane--in the forest.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Urvasi said: "My dear King, seek shelter of the Gandharvas, for they will be able to deliver me to you again." In accordance with these words, the King satisfied the Gandharvas by prayers, and the Gandharvas, being pleased with him, gave him an Agnisthali girl who looked exactly like Urvasi. Thinking that the girl was Urvasi, the King began walking with her in the forest, but later he could understand that she was not Urvasi but Agnisthali.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > sthâlîm nyasya vane gatvâ

> > grhân âdhyâyato nisi

> > tretâyâm sampravrttâyâm

> > manasi trayy avartata

> > sthâlîm--the woman Agnisthâlî; nyasya--immediately giving up; vane--in the forest; gatvâ--on returning; grhân--at home; âdhyâyatah--began to meditate; nisi--the whole night; tretâyâm--when the Tretâ millennium; sampravrttâyâm--was just on the point of beginning; manasi--in his mind; trayî--the principles of the three Vedas; avartata--became revealed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Pururava then left Agnisthali in the forest and returned home, where he meditated all night upon Urvasi. In the course of his meditation, the Treta millennium began, and therefore the principles of the three Vedas, including the process of performing yajna to fulfill fruitive activities, appeared within his heart.

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> > TEXTS 44-45

> > sthâlî-sthânam gato 'svattham

> > samî-garbham vilaksya sah

> > tena dve aranî krtvâ

> > urvasî-loka-kâmyayâ

> > urvasîm mantrato dhyâyann

> > adharâranim uttarâm

> > âtmânam ubhayor madhye

> > yat tat prajananam prabhuh

> > sthâlî-sthânam--the place where Agnisthâlî was left; gatah--going there; asvattham--an asvattha tree; samî-garbham--produced from the womb of the samî tree; vilaksya--seeing; sah--he, Purûravâ; tena--from that; dve--two; aranî--pieces of wood required for igniting a fire for sacrifice; krtvâ--making; urvasî-loka-kâmyayâ--desiring to go to the planet where Urvasî was present; urvasîm--Urvasî; mantratah--by chanting the required mantra; dhyâyan--meditating upon; adhara--lower; aranim--arani wood; uttarâm--and the upper one; âtmânam--himself; ubhayoh madhye--in between the two; yat tat--that which (he meditated upon); prajananam--as a son; prabhuh--the King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the process of fruitive yajna became manifest within his heart, King Pururava went to the same spot where he had left Agnisthali. There he saw that from the womb of a sami tree, an asvattha tree had grown. He then took a piece of wood from that tree and made it into two aranis. Desiring to go to the planet where Urvasi resided, he chanted mantras, meditating upon the lower arani as Urvasi, the upper one as himself, and the piece of wood between them as his son. In this way he began to ignite a fire.

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> > TEXT 46

> > tasya nirmanthanâj jâto

> > jâta-vedâ vibhâvasuh

> > trayyâ sa vidyayâ râjnâ

> > putratve kalpitas tri-vrt

> > tasya--of Purûravâ; nirmanthanât--because of interaction; jâtah--was born; jâta-vedâh--meant for material enjoyment according to the Vedic principles; vibhâvasuh--a fire; trayyâ--following the Vedic principles; sah--the fire; vidyayâ--by such a process; râjnâ--by the King; putratve--a son's being born; kalpitah--it so became; tri-vrt--the three letters a-u-m combined together as om.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Pururava's rubbing of the aranis came a fire. By such a fire one can achieve all success in material enjoyment and be purified in seminal birth, initiation and in the performance of sacrifice, which are invoked with the combined letters a-u-m. Thus the fire was considered the son of King Pururava.

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > tenâyajata yajnesam

> > bhagavantam adhoksajam

> > urvasî-lokam anvicchan

> > sarva-devamayam harim

> > tena--by generating such a fire; ayajata--he worshiped; yajna-îsam--the master or enjoyer of the yajna; bhagavantam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhoksajam--beyond the perception of the senses; urvasî-lokam--to the planet where Urvasî was staying; anvicchan--although desiring to go; sarva-deva-mayam--the reservoir of all demigods; harim--the Supreme personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By means of that fire, Pururava, who desired to go to the planet where Urvasi resided, performed a sacrifice, by which he satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the enjoyer of the results of sacrifice. Thus he worshiped the Lord, who is beyond the perceptionof the senses and is the reservoir of all the demigods.

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> > TEXT 48

> > eka eva purâ vedah

> > pranavah sarva-vânmayah

> > devo nârâyano nânya

> > eko 'gnir varna eva ca

> > ekah--only one; eva--indeed; purâ--formerly; vedah--book of transcendental knowledge; pranavah--omkâra; sarva-vâk-mayah--consisting of all Vedic mantras; devah--the Lord, God; nârâyanah--only Nârâyana (was worshipable in the Satya-yuga); na anyah--no other; ekah agnih--one division only for agni; varnah--order of life; eva ca--and certainly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the Satya-yuga, the first millennium, all the Vedic mantras were included in one mantra--pranava, the root of all Vedic mantras. In other words, the Atharva Veda alone was the source of all Vedic knowledge. The Supreme Personality of Godhead Narayana was the only worshipable Deity; there was no recommendation for worship of the demigods. Fire was one only, and the only order of life in human society was known as hamsa.

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> > TEXT 49

> > purûravasa evâsît

> > trayî tretâ-mukhe nrpa

> > agninâ prajayâ râjâ

> > lokam gândharvam eyivân

> > purûravasah--from King Purûravâ; eva--thus; âsît--there was; trayî--the Vedic principles of karma, jnâna and upâsanâ; tretâ-mukhe--in the beginning of the Tretâ-yuga; nrpa--O King Parîksit; agninâ--simply by generating the fire of sacrifice; prajayâ--by his son; râjâ--King Purûravâ; lokam--to the planet; gândharvam--of the Gandharvas; eyivân--achieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, at the beginning of Treta-yuga, King Pururava inaugurated a karma-kanda sacrifice. Thus Pururava, who considered the yajnic fire his son, was able to go to Gandharvaloka as he desired.

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