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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 18]
iti labdha-vyavasthānaḥ putram jyeṣṭham avocata yado tāta praticchemām jarām dehi nijam vayaḥ
iti—thus; labdha-vyavasthānaḥ—getting the opportunity to exchange his old age; putram—unto his son; jyeṣṭham—the eldest; avocata—he requested; yado—O Yadu; tāta—you are my beloved son; praticcha—kindly exchange; imām—this; jarām—invalidity; dehi—and give; nijam—your own; vayaḥ—youth.
TRANSLATION
When Yayāti received this benediction from Śukrācārya, he requested his eldest son: My dear son Yadu, please give me your youth in exchange for my old age and invalidity.
TEXT 39
मातामहकृतां वत्स न तृप्तो विषयेष्वहम् । वयसा भवदीयेन रंस्ये कतिपयाः समाः ॥३९॥
mātāmaha-kṛtām vatsa na trpto viṣayeṣv aham vayasā bhavadīyena raṁsye katipayāḥ samāḥ
mātāmaha-kṛtām—given by your maternal grandfather, Śukrācārya; vatsa—my dear son; na—not; trptaḥ—satisfied; viṣayeṣu—in sex life, sense gratification; aham—I (am); vayasā—by age; bhavadīyena—of your good self; raṁsye—I shall enjoy sex life; katipayāḥ—for a few; samāḥ—years.
TRANSLATION
My dear son, I am not yet satisfied in my sexual desires. But if you are kind to me, you can take the old age given by your maternal grandfather, and I may take your youth so that I may enjoy life for a few years more.