Shloka 27
The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga
ते उपेत्य महारात्रे तमसि प्रत्युपस्थिते । उर्वश्या उरणौ जह्रुर्न्यस्तौ राजनि जायया ॥ २७ ॥
te upetya mahā-rātre tamasi pratyupasthite urvaśyā uraṇau jahrur nyastau rājani jāyayā
เหล่าคันธรรพลงมายังโลก และในยามเที่ยงคืนเมื่อความมืดปกคลุม ก็ปรากฏในเรือนของปุรูรวา แล้วลักเอาลูกแกะสองตัวที่อุรวศีฝากไว้กับพระราชาไป
“The dead of night” refers to midnight. The mahā-niśā is described in this smṛti-mantra: mahā-niśā dve ghaṭike rātrer madhyama-yāmayoḥ, “Twelve o’clock midnight is called the dead of night.”
FAQs
This verse describes the catalyst event: at midnight the lambs entrusted to the king were taken away, setting in motion the next turn of the Purūrava–Urvaśī narrative and exposing the king’s vulnerability through attachment and duty.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this history to King Parīkṣit as part of the Ninth Canto’s dynastic and moral accounts.
It highlights how trust, duty, and sudden loss can test one’s steadiness—encouraging responsible action while cultivating inner detachment so life’s reversals do not overwhelm devotion and discernment.