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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 18: King Yayati Regains His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.18.41
pratyacakhyur adharmajna
SYNONYMS
turvasuh -- Turvasu, another son; coditah -- requested; pitra -- by the father (to exchange old age and invalidity for his youth); druhyuh -- Druhyu, another son; ca -- and; anuh -- Anu, another son; ca -- also; bharata -- O King Parikshit; pratyacakhyuh -- refused to accept; adharma-jnah -- because they did not know religious principles; hi -- indeed; a-nitye -- temporary youth; nitya-buddhayah -- thinking to be permanent.
TRANSLATION
O Maharaja Parikshit, Yayati similarly requested his sons Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age, but because they were unaware of religious principles, they thought that their flickering youth was eternal, and therefore they refused to carry out their father's order.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness