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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.8

नाहं वेदाभिनिर्मुक्त: सूर्यो वाभ्युदितोऽमुया । मूषितो वर्षपूगानां बताहानि गतान्युत ॥ ८ ॥
nāhaṁ vedābhinirmuktaḥ
[naaham vedaabhinirmuktah]
sūryo vābhyudito ’muyā
[sooryo vaabhyudito ’muyaa]
mūṣito varṣa-pūgānāṁ
[mooshito varsha-poogaanaam]
batāhāni gatāny uta
[bataahaani gataany uta]
Word-for-word
na — did not aham — I veda — know abhinirmuktaḥ — having set sūryaḥ — the sun vā — or abhyuditaḥ — risen amuyā — by her mūṣitaḥ — deceived varṣa — years pūgānām — comprising many bata — alas ahāni — days gatāni — have gone uta — certainly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāhaṁ vedābhinirmuktaḥ
na
did not
aham
I
veda
know
abhinirmuktaḥ
having set
sūryo vābhyudito ’muyā
sūryaḥ
the sun
vā
or
abhyuditaḥ
risen
mūṣito varṣa-pūgānāṁ
amuyā
by her
mūṣitaḥ
deceived
varṣa
years
pūgānām
comprising many
batāhāni gatāny uta
bata
alas
ahāni
days
gatāni
have gone
uta
certainly.
That lady cheated me so much that I did not even see the rising or setting of the sun. Alas, for so many years I passed my days in vain!
Purport

Due to attachment to the goddess, King Purūravā forgot his devotional service to the Supreme Lord and became more concerned with pleasing this beautiful young lady. Thus he later lamented, having wasted his valuable time. Those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious utilize every moment in the Lord’s loving service.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
That lady cheated me so much that I was not aware of the sun’s existence, since I slept while the sun rose and set. Alas, for so many years I passed my days in vain! His loss of memory is described. When the sun set I was sleeping, and when the sun rose, I was sleeping. I was not aware whether the sun existed or not. Sūryaḥ should actually be in the accusative case. The third person of the verb veda is poetic license. Amara-koṣa says: supte yasminn astam eti supte yasminn udeti ca | aṁśumān abhinirmuktābhyuditau ca yathā-kramam || Ahinirmukta means a person who sleeps while the sun sets, and abhyudita means a person who sleeps while the sun rises. Why was he unaware? He was cheated by Urvaśi. His discrimination had been stolen by her. Bata indicates lamentation. I did not know the days of many years had passed.
Personal Guidance
She cheated me — I did not see sun's rising or setting; for so many years I passed my days in vain. Wasted time is finally named.
Reflection Questions
  • What years of mine, in retrospect, were also passed in vain?
  • What does naming that grief without despair require?
📝 My note

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