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Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Verse 22 of 46
SB 9.14.22

घृतं मे वीर भक्ष्यं स्यान्नेक्षे त्वान्यत्र मैथुनात् विवाससं तत्तथेति प्रतिपेदे महामनाः

ghṛtaṁ me vīra bhakṣyaṁ syān nekṣe tvānyatra maithunāt vivāsasaṁ tat tatheti pratipede mahāmanāḥ

Synonyms

ghṛtam—clarified butter or nectar; me—my; vīra—O hero; bhakṣyam—eatable; syāt—shall be; na—not; īkṣe—I shall see; tvā—you; anyatra—any other time; maithunāt—except at the time of sexual intercourse; vivāsasam—without any dress (naked); tat—that; tathā iti—shall be like that; pratipede—promised; mahāmanāḥ—King Purūravā..

Translation

Urvaśī said: "My dear hero, only preparations made in ghee [clarified butter] will be my eatables, and I shall not want to see you naked at any time, except at the time of sexual intercourse." The great-minded King Purūravā accepted these proposals.

Verse 22 of 46