Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.24
प्रत्तां दुहितरं सम्राट् सदृक्षाय गतव्यथ: ।
उपगुह्य च बाहुभ्यामौत्कण्ठ्योन्मथिताशय: ॥ २४ ॥
prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ
[prattaam duhitaram samraat]
sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ
[sadrikshaaya gata-vyathah]
upaguhya ca bāhubhyām
[upaguhya cha baahubhyaam]
autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ
[autkanthyonmathitaashayah]
Word-for-word
prattām
—
who was given
duhitaram
—
daughter
samrāṭ
—
the Emperor (Manu)
sadṛkṣāya
—
unto a suitable person
gata-vyathaḥ
—
relieved of his responsibility
upaguhya
—
embracing
ca
—
and
bāhubhyām
—
with his two arms
autkaṇṭhya-unmathita-āśayaḥ
—
having an anxious and agitated mind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ
prattām
who was given
duhitaram
daughter
samrāṭ
the Emperor (Manu)
sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ
sadṛkṣāya
unto a suitable person
gata-vyathaḥ
relieved of his responsibility
upaguhya ca bāhubhyām
upaguhya
embracing
ca
and
bāhubhyām
with his two arms
autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ
autkaṇṭhya-unmathita-āśayaḥ
having an anxious and agitated mind.
Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms.
Purport
A father always remains in anxiety until he can hand over his grownup daughter to a suitable boy. A father and mother’s responsibility for children continues until they marry them to suitable spouses; when the father is able to perform that duty, he is relieved of his responsibility.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The King, relieved of his worries, but whose heart was filled with feelings of separation, embraced with his two arms his daughter who had been given to a groom of equal qualities.
Prattām means given.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
The verse treats sense gratification as the path of least resistance, not as evil. The work is to introduce a little resistance — a small rule, kept — and let the soul re-emerge.
Reflection Questions
- What is your mind feeding on most often, and how is that diet shaping your devotion?
- Where could you offer the senses a better object instead of merely fighting them?
My note
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