222 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 24

Srutagrava and Rajadhidevi, were Vasudeva’s sisters. Sara gave
Prtha to his friend Kunti, who had no issue, and therefore another
name of Prtha was Kunti.

TEXT 32

al Zalaet flat Sagal qathraa
var dtiniaviae ut ata: ren

sdpa durvasaso vidyam
deva-hiitirh pratositat

tasya virya-pariksartham
Gjuhdva ravim sucih

sd—she (Kunti, or Prtha); Gpa—achieved; durvdsasah—from the
great sage Durvasa; vidyam—mystic power; deva-hiitim—calling any
demigod; pratositat—who was satisfied; tasyah—with that (particular
mystic power); virya—potency; pariksa-artham—just to examine;
djuhdva —called for; ravim—the sun-god; sucih—the pious (Prtha).

TRANSLATION

Once when Durvasa was a guest at the house of Prtha’s father,
Kunti, Prtha satisfied Durvasa by rendering service. Therefore she
received a mystic power by which she could call any demigod. To
examine the potency of this mystic power, the pious Kunti im-
mediately called for the sun-god.

TEXT 33
aaa aa dteq AfraaraaT |
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tadaivopagatam devarn
viksya vismita-manasa

pratyayartham prayukta me
yahi deva ksamasva me

tadé—at that time; eva—indeed; updgatam—appeared (before her);
devam—the sun-god; viksya—seeing; vismita-manasd—very much
