SB 9.3.12

SB 9.3.12

Devanagari

ग्रहं ग्रहीष्ये सोमस्य यज्ञे वामप्यसोमपो: ।
क्रियतां मे वयो रूपं प्रमदानां यदीप्सितम् ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

grahaṁ grahīṣye somasya
yajñe vām apy asoma-poḥ
kriyatāṁ me vayo-rūpaṁ
pramadānāṁ yad īpsitam

Synonyms

graham — a full pot ; grahīṣye — I shall give ; somasya — of soma-rasa ; yajṣe — in sacrifice ; vām — of both of you ; api — although ; asoma-poḥ — of you two, who are not eligible to drink soma-rasa ; kriyatām — just execute ; me — my ; vayaḥ — young age ; rūpam — beauty of a young man ; pramadānām — of women as a class ; yat — which is ; īpsitam — desirable.

Translation

Cyavana Muni said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I promise to give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me, because they are attractive to young women.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Cyavana said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I will give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me which is attractive to young women. I will give you a full pot of soma (graham). I will perform sacrifice to you two using soma.