Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.39
संवत्सरान्ते हि भवानेकरात्रं मयेश्वर: ।
रंस्यत्यपत्यानि च ते भविष्यन्त्यपराणि भो: ॥ ३९ ॥
saṁvatsarānte hi bhavān
[samvatsaraante hi bhavaan]
eka-rātraṁ mayeśvaraḥ
[eka-raatram mayeshvarah]
raṁsyaty apatyāni ca te
[ramsyaty apatyaani cha te]
bhaviṣyanty aparāṇi bhoḥ
[bhavishyanty aparaani bhoh]
Word-for-word
saṁvatsara-ante
—
at the end of every year
hi
—
indeed
bhavān
—
your good self
eka-rātram
—
one night only
mayā
—
with me
īśvaraḥ
—
my husband
raṁsyati
—
will enjoy sex life
apatyāni
—
children
ca
—
also
te
—
your
bhaviṣyanti
—
will generate
aparāṇi
—
others, one after another
bhoḥ
—
O my dear King.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
saṁvatsarānte hi bhavān
saṁvatsara-ante
at the end of every year
hi
indeed
bhavān
your good self
eka-rātraṁ mayeśvaraḥ
eka-rātram
one night only
mayā
with me
raṁsyaty apatyāni ca te
bhaviṣyanty aparāṇi bhoḥ
īśvaraḥ
my husband
raṁsyati
will enjoy sex life
apatyāni
children
ca
also
te
your
bhaviṣyanti
will generate
aparāṇi
others, one after another
bhoḥ
O my dear King.
O my dear King, you will be able to enjoy with me as my husband at the end of every year, for one night only. In this way you will have other children, one after another.
Purport
Although Urvaśī had adversely explained the nature of woman, Mahārāja Purūravā was very much attached to her, and therefore she wanted to give the King some concession by agreeing to be his wife for one night at the end of each year.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! You will be able to enjoy with me as my husband at the end of every year, for one night only. In this way you will have other children, one after another.
Unable to enlighten him, she again pacifies him.
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Personal Guidance
Urvaśī offers him one night per year. Even fleeting access to the beloved becomes precious — and the structure of that one annual night was actually a remarkable concession on her part.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I refusing limited but real access because it is not unlimited?
- What kind of concession have I been treating as inadequate when it is, in fact, considerable?
My note
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