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When King Puranjana was embraced by Kalakanya, he gradually lost all his beauty

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"When King Puranjana was embraced by Kalakanya, he gradually lost all his beauty"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 4

When King Purañjana was embraced by Kālakanyā, he gradually lost all his beauty. Having been too much addicted to sex, he became very poor in intelligence and lost all his opulence. Being bereft of all possessions, he was conquered forcibly by the Gandharvas and the Yavanas.
SB 4.28.6, Translation and Purport:

When King Purañjana was embraced by Kālakanyā, he gradually lost all his beauty. Having been too much addicted to sex, he became very poor in intelligence and lost all his opulence. Being bereft of all possessions, he was conquered forcibly by the Gandharvas and the Yavanas.

When a person is attacked by the invalidity of old age and is still addicted to sense gratification, he gradually loses all his personal beauty, intelligence and good possessions. He thus cannot resist the forceful attack of the daughter of Time.

Page Title:When King Puranjana was embraced by Kalakanya, he gradually lost all his beauty
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas
Created:29 of Aug, 2012
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1