TEXT 1
sri-suka uvaca
sa ittham acaran kaman
straino pahnavam atmanah
buddhva priyayai nirvinno
gatham etam agayata
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sahMaharaja Yayati; itthamin this way; acaranbehaving; kamanin regard to lusty desires; strainahvery much attached to woman; apahnavamcounteraction; atmanahof his own welfare; buddhvaunderstanding with intelligence; priyayaiunto his beloved wife, Devayani; nirvinnahdisgusted; gathamstory; etamthis (as follows); agayatanarrated.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O Maharaja Pariksit, Yayati was very much attached to woman. In due course of time, however, when disgusted with sexual enjoyment and its bad effects, he renounced this way of life and narrated the following story to his beloved wife.
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