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Chapter 24: Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Verse 32 of 52
SB 9.24.32

साप दुर्वाससो विद्यां देवहूतीं प्रतोषितात् तस्या वीर्यपरीक्षार्थमाजुहाव रविं शुचिः

sāpa durvāsaso vidyāṁ deva-hūtīṁ pratoṣitāt tasyā vīrya-parīkṣārtham ājuhāva raviṁ śuciḥ

Synonyms

sā—she (Kuntī, or Pṛthā); āpa—achieved; durvāsasaḥ—from the great sage Durvāsā; vidyām—mystic power; deva-hūtīm—calling any demigod; pratoṣitāt—who was satisfied; tasyāḥ—with that (particular mystic power); vīrya—potency; parīkṣa-artham—just to examine; ājuhāva—called for; ravim—the sun-god; śuciḥ—the pious (Pṛthā)..

Translation

Once when Durvāsā was a guest at the house of Pṛthā's father, Kunti, Pṛthā satisfied Durvāsā by rendering service. Therefore she received a mystic power by which she could call any demigod. To examine the potency of this mystic power, the pious Kuntī immediately called for the sun-god.

Verse 32 of 52