Canto 9: LiberationChapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.13

brahmā tāḿ raha āhūya

samaprākṣīc ca sāntvayan

somasyety āha śanakaiḥ

somas taḿ tāvad agrahīt

SYNONYMS

brahmā — Lord Brahmā; tām — unto her, Tārā; rahaḥin a secluded place; āhūya — putting her; samaprākṣīt — inquired in detail; ca — and; sāntvayan — pacifying; somasya — this son belongs to Soma, the moon-god; iti — thus; āha — she replied; śanakaiḥ — very slowly; somaḥSoma; tam — the child; tāvat — immediately; agrahīt — took charge of.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahmā then brought Tārā 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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