Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.18.42
apṛcchat tanayaḿ pūruḿ
vayasonaḿ guṇādhikam
na tvam agrajavad vatsa
māḿ pratyākhyātum arhasi
SYNONYMS
apṛcchat — requested; tanayam — the son; pūrum — Pūru; vayasā — by age; ūnam — although younger; guṇa-adhikam — better than the others by quality; na — not; tvam — you; agraja-vat — like your older brothers; vatsa — my dear son; mām — me; pratyākhyātum — to refuse; arhasi — ought.
TRANSLATION
King Yayāti then requested Pūru, 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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