सूत उवाच अभ्यर्थितस्तदा तस्मै स्थानानि कलये ददौ । द्यूतं पानं स्त्रिय: सूना यत्राधर्मश्चतुर्विध: ॥ ३८ ॥
suta uvaca abhyarthitas tada tasmai sthanani kalaye dadau dyutam panam striyah suna yatradharmas catur-vidhah
- sutah uvaca
- Suta Gosvami said
- abhyarthitah
- thus being petitioned
- tada
- at that time
- tasmai
- unto him
- sthanani
- places
- kalaye
- to the personality of Kali
- dadau
- gave him permission
- dyutam
- gambling
- panam
- drinking
- striyah
- illicit association with women
- suna
- animal slaughter
- yatra
- wherever
- adharmah
- sinful activities
- catuh-vidhah
- four kinds of.
Suta Gosvami said: Maharaja Pariksit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed.