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Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Verse 31 of 46
SB 9.14.31

ते विसृज्योरणौ तत्र व्यद्योतन्त स्म विद्युतः आदाय मेषावायान्तं नग्नमैक्षत सा पतिम्

te visṛjyoraṇau tatra vyadyotanta sma vidyutaḥ ādāya meṣāv āyāntaṁ nagnam aikṣata sā patim

Synonyms

te—they, the Gandharvas; visṛjya—after giving up; uraṇau—the two lambs; tatra—on the spot; vyadyotanta sma—illuminated; vidyutaḥ—shining like lightning; ādāya—taking in hand; meṣau—the two lambs; āyāntam—returning; nagnam—naked; aikṣata—saw; sā—Urvaśī; patim—her husband..

Translation

After giving up the two lambs, the Gandharvas shone brightly like lightning, thus illuminating the house of Purūravā. Urvaśī then saw her husband returning with the lambs in hand, but he was naked, and therefore she left.

Verse 31 of 46