Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.2
विदुर उवाच
स वै स्वायम्भुव: सम्राट् प्रिय: पुत्र: स्वयम्भुव: ।
प्रतिलभ्य प्रियां पत्नीं किं चकार ततो मुने ॥ २ ॥
vidura uvāca
[vidura uvaacha]
sa vai svāyambhuvaḥ samrāṭ
[sa vai svaayambhuvah samraat]
priyaḥ putraḥ svayambhuvaḥ
[priyah putrah svayambhuvah]
pratilabhya priyāṁ patnīṁ
[pratilabhya priyaam patneem]
kiṁ cakāra tato mune
[kim chakaara tato mune]
Word-for-word
viduraḥ uvāca
—
Vidura said
saḥ
—
he
vai
—
easily
svāyambhuvaḥ
—
Svāyambhuva Manu
samrāṭ
—
the king of all kings
priyaḥ
—
dear
putraḥ
—
son
svayambhuvaḥ
—
of Brahmā
pratilabhya
—
after obtaining
priyām
—
most loving
patnīm
—
wife
kim
—
what
cakāra
—
did
tataḥ
—
thereafter
mune
—
O great sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vidura uvāca
viduraḥ uvāca
Vidura said
sa vai svāyambhuvaḥ samrāṭ
saḥ
he
vai
easily
svāyambhuvaḥ
Svāyambhuva Manu
samrāṭ
the king of all kings
priyaḥ putraḥ svayambhuvaḥ
priyaḥ
dear
putraḥ
son
svayambhuvaḥ
of Brahmā
pratilabhya priyāṁ patnīṁ
pratilabhya
after obtaining
priyām
most loving
patnīm
wife
kiṁ cakāra tato mune
kim
what
cakāra
did
tataḥ
thereafter
mune
O great sage.
Vidura said: O great sage, what did Svāyambhuva, the dear son of Brahmā, do after obtaining his very loving wife?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vidura said: O great sage, what did Svāyambhuva, the dear son of Brahmā, do after obtaining his loving wife?
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Personal Guidance
Vidura inquires what Manu did after receiving his loving wife. The post-wedding question is itself spiritually significant — relationship is not the goal, it is the platform for further service.
Reflection Questions
- After my major life commitments, did I ask 'what now serves the Lord?' or did I treat them as endpoints?
- What 'after the gift' question is open in my own life right now?
My note
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