SB 9.18.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth

SB 9.18.30 - SB 9.18.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

vilokyauśanasīṁ rājañ

charmiṣṭhā suprajāṁ kvacit

tam eva vavre rahasi

sakhyāḥ patim ṛtau satī

SYNONYMS

vilokya — by seeing; auśanasīm — Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; śarmiṣṭhā — the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā; su-prajām — possessing nice children; kvacit — at some time; tam — him (King Yayāti); eva — indeed; vavre — requested; rahasi — in a secluded place; sakhyāḥ — of her friend; patim — the husband; ṛtau — at the appropriate time; satī — being in that position.

TRANSLATION

O King Parīkṣit, upon seeing Devayānī with a nice son, Śarmiṣṭhā once approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception. In a secluded place, she requested the King, the husband of her friend Devayānī, to enable her to have a son also.

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