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Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Verse 5 of 46
SB 9.14.5

यदा स देवगुरुणा याचितो ऽभीक्ष्णशो मदात् नात्यजत्तत्कृते जज्ञे सुरदानवविग्रहः

yadā sa deva-guruṇā yācito 'bhīkṣṇaśo madāt nātyajat tat-kṛte jajñe sura-dānava-vigrahaḥ

Synonyms

yadāwhen; saḥhe (Soma, the moon-god); deva-guruṇāby the spiritual master of the demigods, Bṛhaspati; yācitaḥwas begged; abhīkṣṇaśaḥagain and again; madātbecause of false pride; nanot; atyajatdid deliver; tat-kṛtebecause of this; jajñethere was; sura-dānavabetween the demigods and the demons; vigrahaḥa fight..

Translation

Although requested again and again by Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, Soma did not return Tārā. This was due to his false pride. Consequently, a fight ensued between the demigods and the demons.

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