Canto 9, Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Verse 35 (SB 9.18.35)
SB 9.18.35 • मूल श्लोक

प्रियामनुगत: कामी वचोभिरुपमन्त्रयन् । न प्रसादयितुं शेके पादसंवाहनादिभि: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

priyām anugataḥ kāmī vacobhir upamantrayan na prasādayituṁ śeke pāda-saṁvāhanādibhiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

priyām — his beloved wife; anugataḥ — following; kāmī — very, very lusty; vacobhiḥ — by great words; upamantrayan — appeasing; na — not; prasādayitum — to appease; śeke — was able; pāda-saṁvāhana-ādibhiḥ — even by massaging her feet.

Translation

“King Yayāti, who was very lusty, followed his wife, caught her and tried to appease her by speaking pleasing words and massaging her feet, but he could not satisfy her by any means.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda