Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.32

sāpa durvāsaso vidyām

deva-hūtīm pratoshitāt

tasyā vīrya-parīkshārtham

ājuhāva ravim śucih

SYNONYMS

sā — she (Kuntī, or Prithā); āpa — achieved; durvāsasah — from the great sage Durvāsā; vidyām — mystic power; deva-hūtīm — calling any demigod; pratoshitāt — who was satisfied; tasyāh — with that (particular mystic power); vīrya — potency; parīksha-artham — just to examine; ājuhāva — called for; ravim — the sun-god; śucih — the pious (Prithā).

TRANSLATION

Once when Durvāsā was a guest at the house of Prithā's father, Kunti, Prithā satisfied Durvāsā by rendering service. Therefore she received a mystic power by which she could call any demigod. To examine the potency of this mystic power, the pious Kuntī immediately called for the sun-god.

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