Canto 9, Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Verse 19 (SB 9.18.19)
SB 9.18.19 • मूल श्लोक

दत्त्वा स्वमुत्तरं वासस्तस्यै राजा विवाससे । गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिमुज्जहार दयापर: ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

dattvā svam uttaraṁ vāsas tasyai rājā vivāsase gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇim ujjahāra dayā-paraḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

dattvā — giving; svam — his own; uttaram — upper; vāsaḥ — cloth; tasyai — unto her (Devayānī); rājā — the King; vivāsase — because she was naked; gṛhītvā — catching; pāṇinā — with his hand; pāṇim — her hand; ujjahāra — delivered; dayā-paraḥ — being very kind.

Translation

“Seeing Devayānī naked in the well, King Yayāti immediately gave her his upper cloth. Being very kind to her, he caught her hand with his own and lifted her out.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda