A Revived Love Story

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*7.9.45 of Bhagavatam:

yan maithunaadi grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham

kanduuyanena karayor iva duhkha-duhkham

krpyanti neha krpanaa bahu-duhkha-bhaajah

kanduutivan manasijam visahta dhiirah


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*Sex life is compared to the rubbing of two hands torelieve an itch.

*Grhamedhis, so-called grahasthas who have nospiritual knowledge think that this itching is thegreatest source platform of happiness, although it isa source of distress. The krpanas, the fools who are

the opposite of the brahmanas, are not satisfied byrepeated sense enjoyment.

*Those who are dhira, however, who are sober andwho tolerate this itching, are not subjected to the

sufferings of fools and rascals.


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*5.5.8 of Bhagavatam:

*The attraction between male andfemale is the basic principle ofmaterial existence.

* On the basis of this misconception,which ties together the hearts of the

male and female, one becomesattracted to his body, home,property, children, relatives andwealth. In this way, one increaseslifes illusions and thinks in terms of

Iand mine.


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*Pururavasqualities described by Narada inthe court of Indra:

His beauty, personal qualities, magnanimity,behavior, wealth and power

Urvasi is pierced by the arrows of

Cupid and approaches Pururava*When Pururava sees Urvasi, his eyes

become jubilant in the ecstacy of joy,and the hairs on his body stand onend


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*Pururava to Urvasi:

O most beautiful woman, you arewelcome. Please sit here and tellme what I can do for you. You mayenjoy with me as long as youdesire

*Urvasi to Pururava:Omost handsome man, who is the woman whose

mind and sight would not be attracted to you? If awoman takes shelter of your chest, she cannot

refuse to enjoy with you


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*Urvasi agrees to live in union with Pururavaon 3 conditions being met:

*Urvasi seeks protection for herlambs

*Urvasi will not see Pururavas nakedexcept at the time of intercourse

*Only preparations made of ghee(clarified butter) shall be Urvasiseatables


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*O beautiful one,your beauty iswonderful and yourgestures are alsowonderful.

*Who on earth wouldnot agree to serve ademigoddess such asyou?


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*Urvasisbody was asfragrant as the saffron

of a lotus.*Being enlivened by

the fragrance of her

body and face,Pururava enjoyed hercompany for manydays with great

jubilation..


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*Their union is short-

lived as Indra desiresto have Urvasi back inheavenly planets andrequests Gandharvas

to bring her back.*They steal Urvasis

lambs in the dark and

run away!


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*Urvasi becomes upset and chastises her belovedwith harsh words that pierce him

*Now I am being killed under the protection of anunworthy husband, who is a coward and a eunuchalthough he thinks himself a great hero

*Because I depended on him, the plunderers have

deprived me of my 2 sons and therefore I am lost. Myhusband lies down at night in fear, exactly like awoman, although he appears to be a man during theday


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*Becomes stricken by the sharp words of Urvasi likean elephant struck by its drivers pointed rod, and

becomes very angry*Not dressing himself properly, he runs after the

lambs and the Gandharvas with sword in hand nakedin the night

*The Gandharvas give up the lambs and shine brightlylike lightning, illuminating the house of Pururava

*Urvasi sees her husband returning with the lambs,but he is naked, and she leaves..


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*Becomes most aggrieved.

*Because of his great attraction

for her, he was very muchdisturbed.

*Thus, lamenting, he began

travelling about the earth like amadman

*Once, he sees Urvasi on the bank of Saraswati

in Kuruksetra, he speaks to her in sweet words:


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*Omy dear wife, O most cruel one, kindly stay.I know that I have never made you happy until

now, but you should not give me up for thatreason. This is not proper for you.

*Even if you have decided to give up mycompany, let us nonetheless talk for sometime Now that you have refused me, mybeautiful body will fall down here, and becauseit is unsuitable for your pleasure, it will be eatenby foxes and vultures


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*Dont be impatient and giveup your life. Be sober and dontallow the senses to overcomeyou like foxes. Dont let foxeseat you. In other words, youshould not be controlled byyour senses My heart is likethat of a fox. There is no usemaking friendship with me

*O my dear King, you will be able to enjoy with meas my husband at the end of every year, for one

night only. In this way, you will have otherchildren, one after another


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*Having regained Urvasi at the end of the year,the King was most jubilant, but then he was

very sorry at the thought of separation fromher

She recommends him to

obtain a boon fromGandharvas and he enjoyswith another woman wholooked exactly like Urvasi.


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*In performing such a sacrifice, the Treta Yuga begins, theage of sacrifice and Pururavas inadvertently pleases the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, the object of allsacrifices.

Thus he began thinking veryseriously about his condition and

detachment comes into his heart.He then worshipped the Lord, whois beyond the perception of thesenses and is the reservoir of all the

demigods


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*For so many years, I enjoyed bodily pleasure, yet, Iwas not satisfied by such insignificant enjoyment. Idid not notice how the nights were coming andgoing*Just see the extent of my delusion. My heart was so

polluted by lust that I had no idea how my life waspassing

*Although I was a powerful lord with great opulence,Urvasi gave me up as if I were no more that aninsignificant blade of grass. And, still naked, andwithout shame, I followed her, crying out to her likea madman!


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*What is the use of a big education or the practice ofausterities and renunciation, and what is the use of

studying religious scriptures, of living in solitude andsilence, if, after all that, ones mind is stolen by theobject of onesdesire.?

*Even after I had served the so-called nectar of the lips

of Urvasi for many years, my lusty desires kept risingand rising again and again within my heart and werenever satisfied, just like a fire that can never beextinguished by the oblations of ghee poured into its

flames


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*How can I blame her for my trouble when Imyself am ignorant of my real, spiritualnature?I did not control my senses, and soI am like a person who mistakenly sees aharmless rope as a snake.

*What is this polluted body anyway so

filthy and full of bad odors? I was attractedby the fragrance and beauty of a womansbody, but what are those so-calledattractive features? They are simply a falsecovering created by illusion.


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*Who but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who lies beyondmaterial perception, and is the Lord of self-satisfied sages, canpossibly save my consciousness, which has, till now, been stolen?

*11.8.31 of Bhagavatam:I am such a fool that I have given up the service of that person,who, being eternally situated within my heart, is actually mostdear to me. That most dear one is the Lord of the universe, who

is the bestower of real love and happiness and the source of allprosperity. Although He is in my heart, I have completelyneglected Him. Instead I have ignorantly served insignificantmen who can never satisfy my real desires and who have simplybrought me unhappiness, fear, anxiety, lamentation andillusion


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*Just add Sri Krsna to the centre of your lives

*Water the root of the tree

By transcendental knowledge,Pururava gave up temporaryhappiness by cleansing hisheart and receiving the Lordwithin his heart.

So at last he achieved peace.


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*SB 11.20.28

Having awakened faith in the narrations of My glories,being disgusted with all material activities, knowingthat all sense gratification leads to misery, but still

being unable to renounce all sense enjoyment, Mydevotee should remain happy and worship Me withgreat faith and conviction. Even though he issometimes engaged in sense enjoyment, My devoteeknows that all sense gratification leads to a miserable

result, and he sincerely repents such activities


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