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Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Verse 4 of 46
SB 9.14.4

सो ऽयजद्राजसूयेन विजित्य भुवनत्रयम् पत्नीं बृहस्पतेर्दर्पात्तारां नामाहरद्बलात्

so 'yajad rājasūyena vijitya bhuvana-trayam patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt

Synonyms

saḥhe, Soma; ayajatperformed; rājasūyenathe sacrifice known as Rājasūya; vijityaafter conquering; bhuvana-trayamthe three worlds (Svarga, Martya and Pātāla); patnīmthe wife; bṛhaspateḥof Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods; darpātout of pride; tārāmTārā; nāmaby name; aharattook away; balātby force..

Translation

After conquering the three worlds [the upper, middle and lower planetary systems], Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rājasūya-yajña. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Bṛhaspati's wife, whose name was Tārā.

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