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Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

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SB 9.14.1

श्रीशुक उवाच अथातः श्रूयतां राजन्वंशः सोमस्य पावनः यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपाः कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तयः

śrī-śuka uvāca athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ rājan vaṁśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ kīrtyante puṇya-kīrtayaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; atha—now (after hearing the history of the dynasty of the sun); ataḥ—therefore; śrūyatām—just hear from me; rājan—O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit); vaṁśaḥ—the dynasty; somasya—of the moon-god; pāvanaḥ—which is purifying to hear about; yasmin—in which (dynasty); aila-ādayaḥ—headed by Aila (Purūravā); bhūpāḥ—kings; kīrtyante—are described; puṇya-kīrtayaḥ—persons of whom it is glorious to hear..

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said to Mahārāja Parīkṣit: O King, thus far you have heard the description of the dynasty of the sun-god. Now hear the most glorious and purifying description of the dynasty of the moon-god. This description mentions kings like Aila [Purūravā] of whom it is glorious to hear.

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