SB 9.24.32
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 32
sāpa durvāsaso vidyāṁ
deva-hūtīṁ pratoṣitāt
tasyā vīrya-parīkṣārtham
ājuhāva raviṁ śuciḥ
SYNONYMS
sā—she (Kuntī, or Pṛthā); āpa—achieved; durvāsasaḥ—from the great sage Durvāsā; vidyām—mystic power; deva-hūtīm—calling any demigod; pratoṣitāt—who was satisfied; tasyāḥ—with that (particular mystic power); vīrya—potency; parīkṣa-artham—just to examine; ājuhāva—called for; ravim—the sun-god; śuciḥ—the pious (Pṛthā).
TRANSLATION
Once when Durvāsā was a guest at the house of Pṛthā's father, Kunti, Pṛthā satisfied Durvāsā by rendering service. Therefore she received a mystic power by which she could call any demigod. To examine the potency of this mystic power, the pious Kuntī immediately called for the sun-god.