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SB 9.24.32

Devanāgarī

साप दुर्वाससो विद्यां देवहूतीं प्रतोषितात् । तस्या वीर्यपरीक्षार्थमाजुहाव रविं शुचि: ॥ ३२ ॥

Text

sāpa durvāsaso vidyāṁ deva-hūtīṁ pratoṣitāt tasyā vīrya-parīkṣārtham ājuhāva raviṁ śuciḥ

Synonyms

sā—she (Kuntī, or Pṛthā);āpa—achieved;durvāsasaḥ—from the great sage Durvāsā;vidyām—mystic power;deva-hūtīm—calling any demigod;pratoṣitāt—who was satisfied;tasyāḥ—with that (particular mystic power);vīrya—potency;parīkṣa-artham—just to examine;ājuhāva—called for;ravim—the sun-god;śuciḥ—the pious (Pṛthā).

Translation

Once when Durvāsā was a guest at the house of Pṛthā’s father, Kunti, Pṛthā satisfied Durvāsā 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 Kuntī immediately called for the sun-god.

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