Canto 9: LiberationChapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.33

sa tāḿ vīkṣya kurukṣetre

sarasvatyāḿ ca tat-sakhīḥ

pañca prahṛṣṭa-vadanaḥ

prāha sūktaḿ purūravāḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥhe, Purūravā; tāmUrvaśī; vīkṣya — observing; kurukṣetre — at the place known as Kurukṣetra; sarasvatyām — on the bank of the Sarasvatī; ca — also; tat-sakhīḥ — her companions; pañca — five; prahṛṣṭa-vadanaḥ — being very happy and smiling; prāha — said; sūktam — sweet words; purūravāḥ — King Purūravā.

TRANSLATION

Once during his travels all over the world, Purūravā saw Urvaśī, accompanied by five companions, on the bank of the Sarasvatī at Kurukṣetra. With jubilation in his face, he then spoke to her in sweet words as follows.

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