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पुरूरवास ततॊ विद्वान इलायां समपद्यत सा वै तस्याभवन माता पिता चेति हि नः शरुतम ॥ १-७०-१६ ॥

'The learned Pururavas was born of Ila. We have heard that Ila was both his mother and father.' ॥ 1-70-16 ॥

english translation

तरयॊदश समुद्रस्य दवीपान अश्नन पुरूरवाः अमानुषैर वृतः सत्त्वैर मानुषः सन महायशाः ॥ १-७०-१७ ॥

'And the great Pururavas had sway over thirteen islands of the sea. And, though a human being, he was always surrounded by superhuman companions.' ॥ 1-70-17 ॥

english translation

विप्रैः स विग्रहं चक्रे वीर्यॊन्मत्तः पुरूरवाः जहार च स विप्राणां रत्नान्य उत्क्रॊशताम अपि ॥ १-७०-१८ ॥

'And Pururavas intoxicated with power quarreled with the Brahmanas and little caring for their anger robbed them of their wealth.' ॥ 1-70-18 ॥

english translation

सनत्कुमारस तं राजन बरह्मलॊकाद उपेत्य ह अनुदर्शयां ततश चक्रे परत्यगृह्णान न चाप्य असौ ॥ १-७०-१९ ॥

'Beholding all this Sanatkumara came from the region of Brahman and gave him good counsel, which was, however, rejected by Pururavas.' ॥ 1-70-19 ॥

english translation

ततॊ महर्षिभिः करुद्धैः शप्तः सद्यॊ वयनश्यत लॊभान्वितॊ मदबलान नष्टसंज्ञॊ नराधिपः ॥ १-७०-२० ॥

'Then the wrath of the great Rishis was excited, and the avaricious monarch, who intoxicated with power, had lost his reason, was immediately destroyed by their curse.' ॥ 1-70-20 ॥

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