Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.26
apaśyann urvaśīm indro
gandharvān samacodayat
urvaśī-rahitaḿ mahyam
āsthānaḿ nātiśobhate
SYNONYMS
apaśyan — without seeing; urvaśīm — Urvaśī; indraḥ — the King of the heavenly planet; gandharvān — unto the Gandharvas; samacodayat — instructed; urvaśī-rahitam — without Urvaśī; mahyam — my; āsthānam — place; na — not; atiśobhate — appears beautiful.
TRANSLATION
Not seeing Urvaśī in his assembly, the King of heaven, Lord Indra, said, "Without Urvaśī my assembly is no longer beautiful." Considering this, he requested the Gandharvas to bring her back to his heavenly planet.
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