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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 19: King Yayati Achieves Liberation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.1
straino 'pahnavam atmanah
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah -- Maharaja Yayati; ittham -- in this way; acaran -- behaving; kaman -- in regard to lusty desires; strainah -- very much attached to woman; apahnavam -- counteraction; atmanah -- of his own welfare; buddhva -- understanding with intelligence; priyayai -- unto his beloved wife, Devayani; nirvinnah -- disgusted; gatham -- story; etam -- this (as follows); agayata -- narrated.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O Maharaja Parikshit, Yayati was very much attached to woman. In due course of time, however, when disgusted with sexual enjoyment and its bad effects, he renounced this way of life and narrated the following story to his beloved wife.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness