Text 43]
King Yayāti Regains His Youth
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TEXT 42
अपृच्छत् तनयं पूरुं वयसोनं गुणाधिकम् । न त्वमग्रजवद् वत्स मां प्रत्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥४२॥
apṛcchat tanayam pūruṁ vayasonam guṇādhikam na tvam agrajavad vatsa mām pratyākhyātum arhasi
apṛcchat—requested; tanayam—the son; pūrum—Pūru; vayasā—by age; ūnam—although younger; guṇa-adhikam—better than the others by quality; na—not; tvam—you; agraja-vat—like your older brothers; vatsa—my dear son; mām—me; pratyākhyātum—to refuse; arhasi—ought.
TRANSLATION
King Yayāti then requested Pūru, who was younger than these three brothers but more qualified, “My dear son, do not be disobedient like your elder brothers, for that is not your duty.”
TEXT 43
श्रीपूरुरुवाच
को नु लोके मनुष्येन्द्र पितुरात्मकृतः पुमान् । प्रतिकर्तुं क्षमो यस्य प्रसादाद् विन्दते परम् ॥४३॥
śrī-pūrur uvāca ko nu loke manuṣyendra pitur ātma-kṛtaḥ pumān pratikartuṁ kṣamo yasya prasādād vindate param
śrī-pūruḥ uvāca—Pūru said; kaḥ—what; nu—indeed; loke—in this world; manuṣya-indra—O Your Majesty, best of human beings; pituḥ—the father; ātma-kṛtaḥ—who has given this body; pumān—a person; pratikartum—to repay; kṣamaḥ—is able; yasya—of whom; prasādāt—by the mercy; vindate—one enjoys; param—superior life.