श्रीशुक उवाच स इत्थमाचरन्कामान्स्त्रैणो ऽपह्नवमात्मनः बुद्ध्वा प्रियायै निर्विण्णो गाथामेतामगायत
śrī-śuka uvāca sa ittham ācaran kāmān straiṇo 'pahnavam ātmanaḥ buddhvā priyāyai nirviṇṇo gāthām etām agāyata
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; saḥ—Mahārāja Yayāti; ittham—in this way; ācaran—behaving; kāmān—in regard to lusty desires; straiṇaḥ—very much attached to woman; apahnavam—counteraction; ātmanaḥ—of his own welfare; buddhvā—understanding with intelligence; priyāyai—unto his beloved wife, Devayānī; nirviṇṇaḥ—disgusted; gāthām—story; etām—this (as follows); agāyata—narrated..
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Yayāti was very much attached to woman. In due course of time, however, when disgusted with sexual enjoyment and its bad effects, he renounced this way of life and narrated the following story to his beloved wife.