66 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 3
devotee of the Lord. To attain this perfection, one must consult Srimad-
Bhaégavatam, which is understood to be the ripe fruit of the Vedic desire
tree (nigama-kalpa-taror galitarn phalam).
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TE TAY AMA At IATA: |
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faerat a eat et vAaTAT Aether Ne <I
graham grahisye somasya
yajrie vam apy asoma-poh
kriyatam me vayo-ripam
pramadanam yad ipsitam
graham—a full pot; grahisye—I shall give; somasya—of soma-rasa;
yajne—in sacrifice; vim—of both of you; api—although; asoma-poh —
of you two, who are not eligible to drink soma-rasa; kriyatam—just exe-
cute; me—my; vayah—young age; ruépam—beauty of a young man;
pramadéndm—of women as a class; yat—which is; ipsitam—desirable.
TRANSLATION
Cyavana Muni said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-
rasa in sacrifices, I promise to give you a full pot of it. Kindly ar-
range beauty and youth for me, because they are attractive to
young women.
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Teferafinatraca = firamat |
farraat waraferd az frafatatia 11231
badham ity icatur vipram
abhinandya bhisaktamau
nimayatam bhavan asmin
hrade siddha-vinirmite
badham—yes, we shall act; iti—thus; acatuh—they both replied,
accepting the proposal of Cyavana; vipram—unto the brdhmana
