Canto 9, Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Verse 26 (SB 9.14.26)
SB 9.14.26 • मूल श्लोक

अपश्यन्नुर्वशीमिन्द्रो गन्धर्वान् समचोदयत् । उर्वशीरहितं मह्यमास्थानं नातिशोभते ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

apaśyann urvaśīm indro gandharvān samacodayat urvaśī-rahitaṁ mahyam āsthānaṁ nātiśobhate

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

apaśyan — without seeing; urvaśīm — Urvaśī; indraḥ — the King of the heavenly planet; gandharvān — unto the Gandharvas; samacodayat — instructed; urvaśī-rahitam — without Urvaśī; mahyam — my; āsthānam — place; na — not; atiśobhate — appears beautiful.

Translation

“Not seeing Urvaśī in his assembly, the King of heaven, Lord Indra, said, “Without Urvaśī my assembly is no longer beautiful.” Considering this, he requested the Gandharvas to bring her back to his heavenly planet.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda