| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 18: King Yayati Regains His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.18.42
vayasonam gunadhikam
SYNONYMS
apricchat -- requested; tanayam -- the son; purum -- Puru; vayasa -- by age; unam -- although younger; guna-adhikam -- better than the others by quality; na -- not; tvam -- you; agraja-vat -- like your older brothers; vatsa -- my dear son; mam -- me; pratyakhyatum -- to refuse; arhasi -- ought.
TRANSLATION
King Yayati then requested Puru, who was younger than these three brothers but more qualified, "My dear son, do not be disobedient like your elder brothers, for that is not your duty."
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