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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī
9.14.17-189.14.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.14.19

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Purūravāsince 9.14.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीराजोवाच

स्वागतं ते वरारोहे आस्यतां करवाम किम् ।

संरमस्व मया साकं रतिर्नौ शाश्वती: समा: ॥ १९ ॥

śrī-rājovāca

svāgataṁ te varārohe

āsyatāṁ karavāma kim

saṁramasva mayā sākaṁ

ratir nau śāśvatīḥ samāḥ

Translation

King Purūravā said: O most beautiful woman, you are welcome. Please sit here and tell me what I can do for you. You may enjoy with me as long as you desire. Let us pass our life happily in a sexual relationship.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Purūravā Seeks Happiness in Sexual Companionship

  1. 1

    Purūravā welcomed Urvaśī, offered her a seat and asked what he could do for her.

  2. 2

    He invited her to enjoy with him for as long as she desired.

  3. 3

    He proposed that they pass their lives happily in a sexual relationship. This was the happiness he sought in his invitation.

How it feels

Longing and conflict → Detachment and justice. Dynastic episodes explore personal desire and force.

Chapters 13–17 of Canto 9: Nimi, Purūravā and Paraśurāma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Brahmā had a son named Atri, and Atri’s son was Soma, the king of all drugs and stars. Soma became the conqueror of the entire universe, and, being inflated with pride, he kidnapped Tārā, who was the wife of Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-rājā uvācathe King (Purūravā) said
  2. svāgatamwelcome
  3. teunto you
  4. varāroheO best of beautiful women
  5. āsyatāmkindly take your seat
  6. karavāma kimwhat can I do for you
  7. saṁramasvajust become my companion
  8. mayā sākamwith me
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What expectations of happiness do I bring into companionship?

Practice

Write one sentence identifying what you expect a close relationship to provide.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPurūravā Seeks Happiness in Sexual CompanionshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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