Canto 9: LiberationChapter 16: Lord Parasurama Destroys the World's Ruling Class

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.16.3

vilokayanti kridantam

udakartham nadim gata

homa-velam na sasmara

kincic citraratha-spriha

SYNONYMS

vilokayanti -- while looking at; kridantam -- the King of the Gandharvas, engaged in such activities; udaka-artham -- for getting some water; nadim -- to the river; gata -- as she went; homa-velam -- the time for performing the homa, fire sacrifice; na sasmara -- did not remember; kincit -- very little; citraratha -- of the King of the Gandharvas, known as Citraratha; spriha -- did desire the company.

TRANSLATION

She had gone to bring water from the Ganges, but when she saw Citraratha, the King of the Gandharvas, sporting with the celestial girls, she was somewhat inclined toward him and failed to remember that the time for the fire sacrifice was passing.

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