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  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
9.14.319.14.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.14.32

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.14.24inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ऐलोऽपि शयने जायामपश्यन् विमना इव ।

तच्चित्तो विह्वल: शोचन् बभ्रामोन्मत्तवन्महीम् ॥ ३२ ॥

ailo ’pi śayane jāyām

apaśyan vimanā iva

tac-citto vihvalaḥ śocan

babhrāmonmattavan mahīm

Translation

No longer seeing Urvaśī on his bed, Purūravā was most aggrieved. Because of his great attraction for her, he was very much disturbed. Thus, lamenting, he began traveling about the earth like a madman.

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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.

Great Attachment Brings Deep Distress

  1. 1

    When Purūravā no longer saw Urvaśī on his bed, he became deeply aggrieved.

  2. 2

    His great attraction for her left him very disturbed.

  3. 3

    Lamenting her absence, he traveled about the earth like a madman.

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:

While traveling all over the world, he met Urvaśī again at Kurukṣetra, but she agreed to join with him for only one night in a year. One year later, Purūravā saw Urvaśī at Kurukṣetra and was glad to be with her for one night, but when he thought of her leaving him again, he was overwhelmed by grief.
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. ailaḥPurūravā
  2. apialso
  3. śayaneon the bedstead
  4. jāyāmhis wife
  5. apaśyannot seeing
  6. vimanāḥmorose
  7. ivalike that
  8. tat-cittaḥbeing too much attached to her
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “lamenting”, “absence”

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

Which attachment most disturbs my mind when the person or thing is absent?

Practice

Write one sentence about how a strong attachment affects your peace of mind.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGreat Attachment Brings Deep DistressThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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