Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.40
अन्तर्वत्नीमुपालक्ष्य देवीं स प्रययौ पुरीम् ।
पुनस्तत्र गतोऽब्दान्ते उर्वशीं वीरमातरम् ॥ ४० ॥
antarvatnīm upālakṣya
[antarvatneem upaalakshya]
devīṁ sa prayayau purīm
[deveem sa prayayau pureem]
punas tatra gato ’bdānte
[punas tatra gato ’bdaante]
urvaśīṁ vīra-mātaram
[urvasheem veera-maataram]
Word-for-word
antarvatnīm
—
pregnant
upālakṣya
—
by observing
devīm
—
Urvaśī
saḥ
—
he, King Purūravā
prayayau
—
returned
purīm
—
to his palace
punaḥ
—
again
tatra
—
at that very spot
gataḥ
—
went
abda-ante
—
at the end of the year
urvaśīm
—
Urvaśī
vīra-mātaram
—
the mother of one kṣatriya son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
antarvatnīm upālakṣya
antarvatnīm
pregnant
upālakṣya
by observing
devīṁ sa prayayau purīm
devīm
Urvaśī
saḥ
he, King Purūravā
prayayau
returned
purīm
to his palace
punas tatra gato ’bdānte
punaḥ
again
tatra
at that very spot
gataḥ
went
abda-ante
at the end of the year
urvaśīṁ vīra-mātaram
urvaśīm
Urvaśī
vīra-mātaram
the mother of one kṣatriya son.
Understanding that Urvaśī was pregnant, Purūravā returned to his palace. At the end of the year, there at Kurukṣetra, he again obtained the association of Urvaśī, who was then the mother of a heroic son.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Understanding that Urvaśī was pregnant, Purūravā returned to his palace. At the end of the year, there at Kurukṣetra, he again obtained the association of Urvaśī, who was then the mother of a heroic son.
He understood she was pregnant because she said she would bear other children.
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Personal Guidance
Pregnant Urvaśī returns at year's end with a heroic son. Even diminished relationships can still produce real fruit — and we should not refuse the fruit because the relationship is not what we wished.
Reflection Questions
- What fruit have I refused because it came from a less-than-ideal bond?
- Where could I honor offspring — biological or symbolic — without re-relitigating the parents' arrangement?
My note
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