Canto 9: LiberationChapter 18: King Yayati Regains His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.18.42

apricchat tanayam purum

vayasonam gunadhikam

na tvam agrajavad vatsa

mam pratyakhyatum arhasi

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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