Text 41]
King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśi
201
TRANSLATION
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 Urvaśi 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.
TEXT 40
अन्तर्वत्नीमुपालक्ष्य देवीं स प्रययौ पुरीम् । पुनस्तत्र गतोऽब्दान्ते उर्वशीं वीरमातरम् ॥४०॥
antarvatnīm upālakṣya devīm sa prayayau purīm punas tatra gato 'bdānte urvaśīm vīra-mātaram
antarvatnīm—pregnant; upālakṣya—by observing; devīm—Urvaśi; 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—Urvaśi; vīra-mātaram—the mother of one kṣatriya son.
TRANSLATION
Understanding that Urvaśi was pregnant, Purūravā returned to his palace. At the end of the year, there at Kurukṣetra, he again obtained the association of Urvaśi, who was then the mother of a heroic son.
TEXT 41
उपलभ्य मुदा युक्तः समुवास तया निशाम् । अर्थेनमुर्वशी प्राह कृपणं विरहातुरम् ॥४१॥