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TEXT 27
te upetya maha-ratre
tamasi pratyupasthite
urvasya uranau jahrur
nyastau rajani jayaya
SYNONYMS
tethey, the Gandharvas; upetyacoming there; maha-ratrein the dead of night; tamasiwhen the darkness; pratyupasthiteappeared; urvasyaby Urvasi; uranautwo lambs; jahruhstole; nyastaugiven in charge; rajaniunto the King; jayayaby his wife, Urvasi.
TRANSLATION
Thus the Gandharvas came to earth, and at midnight, when everything was dark, they appeared in the house of Pururava and stole the two lambs entrusted to the King by his wife, Urvasi.
PURPORT
The dead of night refers to midnight. The maha-nisa is described in this smrti-mantra: maha-nisa dve ghatike ratrer madhyama-yamayoh, Twelve oclock midnight is called the dead of night.
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