SB 11.26.14

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 26: The Aila-gītā

SB 11.26.13 - SB 11.26.15

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 14

sevato varṣa-pūgān me

urvaśyā adharāsavam

na tṛpyaty ātma-bhūḥ kāmo

vahnir āhutibhir yathā

SYNONYMS

sevataḥ—who was serving; varṣa-pūgān—for many years; me—my; urvaśyāḥ—of Urvaśī; adhara—of the lips; āsavam—the nectar; na tṛpyati—never became satisfied; ātma-bhūḥ—born from the mind; kāmaḥ—the lust; vahniḥ—fire; āhutibhiḥ—by oblations; yathā—just as.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Even after I had served the so-called nectar of the lips of Urvaśī for many years, my lusty desires kept rising again and again within my heart and were never satisfied, just like a fire that can never be extinguished by the oblations of ghee poured into its flames.

SB 11.26.13 - SB 11.26.15