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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.28

तथेत्यवस्थिते प्राह देवयानी मनोगतम् । पित्रा दत्ता यतो यास्ये सानुगा यातु मामनु ॥ २८ ॥
tathety avasthite prāha
[tathety avasthite praaha]
devayānī manogatam
[devayaanee manogatam]
pitrā dattā yato yāsye
[pitraa dattaa yato yaasye]
sānugā yātu mām anu
[saanugaa yaatu maam anu]
Word-for-word
tathā iti — when King Vṛṣaparvā agreed to Śukrācārya’s proposal avasthite — the situation being settled in this way prāha — said devayānī — the daughter of Śukrācārya manogatam — her desire pitrā — by the father dattā — given yataḥ — to whomever yāsye — I shall go sa-anugā — with her friends yātu — shall go mām anu — as my follower or servant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathety avasthite prāha
tathā iti
when King Vṛṣaparvā agreed to Śukrācārya’s proposal
avasthite
the situation being settled in this way
prāha
said
devayānī manogatam
devayānī
the daughter of Śukrācārya
manogatam
her desire
pitrā dattā yato yāsye
pitrā
by the father
dattā
given
yataḥ
to whomever
yāsye
I shall go
sānugā yātu mām anu
sa-anugā
with her friends
yātu
shall go
mām anu
as my follower or servant.
After hearing Śukrācārya’s request, Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī’s desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī then expressed her desire as follows: “Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī's desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī expressed her desire. "Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends." Falling at Devayānī’s feet, Vṛṣaparvā remained there. She expressed her desire. “Śarmiṣthā should follow me along with her friends.”
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Personal Guidance
Devayānī demands that Śarmiṣṭhā become her maidservant when she marries. Reconciliation in the Bhāgavatam is not always tidy or magnanimous — sometimes peace is bought by humiliating arrangements.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have I demanded humiliating concessions in supposedly reconciled relationships?
  • What would purer reconciliation cost me that I have so far refused to pay?
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