Text 43] King Purdrava Enchanted by Urvasi 203

manah—thinking; tam—her; sah—he (Purirava); abudhyata—
understood factually; caran—while walking; vane—in the forest.

TRANSLATION

Urvasi said: ‘“‘My dear King, seek shelter of the Gandharvas, for
they will be able to deliver me to you again.” In accordance with
these words, the King satisfied the Gandharvas by prayers, and the
Gandharvas, being pleased with him, gave him an Agnisthali girl
who looked exactly like Urvasi. Thinking that the girl was Urvasi,
the King began walking with her in the forest, but later he could
understand that she was not Urvasi but Agnisthali.

PURPORT

Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that Purdrava was very
lusty. Immediately after getting the Agnisthali girl, he wanted to have
sex with her, but during sexual intercourse he could understand that the
girl was Agnisthali, not Urvasi. This indicates that every man attached to
a particular woman knows the particular characteristics of that woman
during sex life. Thus Purirava understood during sexual intercourse
that the Agnisthali girl was not Urvasi.

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sthalirn nyasya vane gatva
grhan adhyayato nisi
tretayam sampravrttayam
manasi trayy avartata

sthalim—the woman Agnisthali; nyasya—immediately giving up;
vane—in the forest; gatva—on returning; grhdn—at home;
adhyayatah—began to meditate; nisi—the whole night; tretayam—
when the Treta millennium; sampravrttayam—was just on the point of
beginning; manasi—in his mind; trayi—the principles of the three
Vedas; avartata—became revealed.
