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Library » Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 9: Liberation » CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

ŚB 9.18.19

Devanagari

दत्त्वा स्वमुत्तरं वासस्तस्यै राजा विवाससे ।
गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिमुज्जहार दयापर: ॥ १९ ॥

Text

dattvā svam uttaraṁ vāsas
tasyai rājā vivāsase
gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇim
ujjahāra dayā-paraḥ

Synonyms

dattvā — giving; svam — his own; uttaram — upper; vāsaḥ — cloth; tasyai — unto her (Devayānī); rājā — the King; vivāsase — because she was naked; gṛhītvā — catching; pāṇinā — with his hand; pāṇim — her hand; ujjahāra — delivered; dayā-paraḥ — being very kind.

Translation

Seeing Devayānī naked in the well, King Yayāti immediately gave her his upper cloth. Being very kind to her, he caught her hand with his own and lifted her out.