Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.4
ऐल: सम्राडिमां गाथामगायत बृहच्छ्रवा: ।
उर्वशीविरहान् मुह्यन् निर्विण्ण: शोकसंयमे ॥ ४ ॥
ailaḥ samrāḍ imāṁ gāthām
[ailah samraad imaam gaathaam]
agāyata bṛhac-chravāḥ
[agaayata brihach-chravaah]
urvaśī-virahān muhyan
[urvashee-virahaan muhyan]
nirviṇṇaḥ śoka-saṁyame
[nirvinnah shoka-samyame]
Word-for-word
ailaḥ
—
King Purūravā
samrāṭ
—
the great emperor
imām
—
this
gāthām
—
song
agāyata
—
sang
bṛhat
—
mighty
śravāḥ
—
whose fame
urvaśī-virahāt
—
because of experiencing separation from Urvaśī
muhyan
—
becoming bewildered
nirviṇṇaḥ
—
feeling detached
śoka
—
his lamentation
saṁyame
—
when he was finally able to bring under control.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ailaḥ samrāḍ imāṁ gāthām
ailaḥ
King Purūravā
samrāṭ
the great emperor
imām
this
gāthām
song
agāyata bṛhac-chravāḥ
agāyata
sang
bṛhat
mighty
śravāḥ
whose fame
urvaśī-virahān muhyan
urvaśī-virahāt
because of experiencing separation from Urvaśī
muhyan
becoming bewildered
nirviṇṇaḥ śoka-saṁyame
nirviṇṇaḥ
feeling detached
śoka
his lamentation
saṁyame
when he was finally able to bring under control.
The following song was sung by the famous emperor Purūravā. When deprived of his wife, Urvaśī, he was at first bewildered, but by controlling his lamentation he began to feel detachment.
Purport
This story is also narrated in the Ninth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Aila, or Purūravā, was a great king whose glories were vast. On being separated from Urvaśī, he felt great bewilderment at first. But after meeting her briefly at Kurukṣetra, he worshiped the demigods with the sacrificial fire given him by the Gandharvas and received the privilege of entering the planet where she resided.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The following song was sung by the famous emperor Purūravā. When deprived of his wife, Urvaśī, he was at first bewildered, but by controlling his lamentation he began to feel detachment.
A history is now related. Aila means Purūravā. First he was bewildered and then at Kurukṣetra he met Urvaśī. Worshipping the devatās by fire given by the Gandharvas, he attained her association again on Gandharva-loka. When his lamentation dissipated after enjoyment there, bhakti, jñāna and vairāgya, which had been covered by obstacles previously, appeared in him. Then he sang this song. The Ninth Canto can be consulted for the story.
Personal Guidance
The following song was sung by Purūravā after losing his wife Urvaśī; first bewildered, he controlled lamentation and began to feel detachment. The story models healing through detachment.
Reflection Questions
- What loss could I let mature into detachment rather than prolonged lamentation?
- What practice supports the transition?
My note
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