Canto 9, Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Verse 15 (SB 9.14.15-16)
SB 9.14.15-16 • मूल श्लोक

तत: पुरूरवा जज्ञे इलायां य उदाहृत: । तस्य रूपगुणौदार्यशीलद्रविणविक्रमान् ॥ १५ ॥ श्रुत्वोर्वशीन्द्रभवने गीयमानान् सुरर्षिणा । तदन्तिकमुपेयाय देवी स्मरशरार्दिता ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ purūravā jajñe ilāyāṁ ya udāhṛtaḥ tasya rūpa-guṇaudārya- śīla-draviṇa-vikramānśrutvorvaśīndra-bhavane gīyamānān surarṣiṇā tad-antikam upeyāya devī smara-śarārditā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tataḥ — from him (Budha); purūravāḥ — the son named Purūravā; jajñe — was born; ilāyām — in the womb of Ilā; yaḥ — one who; udāhṛtaḥ — has already been described (in the beginning of the Ninth Canto); tasya — his (Purūravā’s); rūpa — beauty; guṇa — qualities; audārya — magnanimity; śīla — behavior; draviṇa — wealth; vikramān — power; śrutvā — by hearing; urvaśī — the celestial woman named Urvaśī; indra-bhavane — in the court of King Indra; gīyamānān — when they were being described; sura-ṛṣiṇā — by Nārada; tat-antikam — near him; upeyāya — approached; devī — Urvaśī; smara-śara — by the arrows of Cupid; arditā — being stricken.

Translation

“Thereafter, from Budha, through the womb of Ilā, a son was born named Purūravā, who was described in the beginning of the Ninth Canto. When his beauty, personal qualities, magnanimity, behavior, wealth and power were described by Nārada in the court of Lord Indra, the celestial woman Urvaśī was attracted to him. Pierced by the arrow of Cupid, she thus approached him.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda