Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 26: The Aila-gītā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.26.6

kāmān atṛpto 'nujuṣan

kṣullakān varṣa-yāminīḥ

na veda yāntīr nāyāntīr

urvaśy-ākṛṣṭa-cetanaḥ

SYNONYMS

kāmān — lusty desires; atṛptaḥ — unsatiated; anujuṣan — gratifying; kṣullakān — insignificant; varṣa — of many years; yāminīḥ — the nights; na vedahe did not know; yāntīḥ — going; na — nor; āyāntīḥ — approaching; urvaśī — by Urvaṣī; ākṛṣṭa — attracted; cetanaḥ — his mind.

TRANSLATION

Although for many years Purūravā had enjoyed sex pleasure in the evening hours, still he was not satisfied by such insignificant enjoyment. His mind was so attracted to Urvaśī that he did not notice how the nights were coming and going.

PURPORT

This verse refers to Purūravā's materialistic experience with Urvaśī.

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