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  "name":"SB 9.24.32",
  "h1":"SB 9.24.32",
  "label":"Text 32",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.32",
  "description":"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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SB 9.24.32

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.