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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.22

एवं ब्रुवाणं पितरं स्मयमाना शुचिस्मिता । उवाच तात जामाता तवैष भृगुनन्दन: ॥ २२ ॥
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ pitaraṁ
[evam bruvaanam pitaram]
smayamānā śuci-smitā
[smayamaanaa shuchi-smitaa]
uvāca tāta jāmātā
[uvaacha taata jaamaataa]
tavaiṣa bhṛgu-nandanaḥ
[tavaisha bhrigu-nandanah]
Word-for-word
evam — in this way bruvāṇam — who was talking and chastising her pitaram — unto her father smayamānā — smiling (because she was chaste) śuci-smitā — laughingly uvāca — replied tāta — O my dear father jāmātā — son-in-law tava — your eṣaḥ — this young man bhṛgu-nandanaḥ — is Cyavana Muni (and no one else).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ pitaraṁ
evam
in this way
bruvāṇam
who was talking and chastising her
pitaram
unto her father
smayamānā śuci-smitā
smayamānā
smiling (because she was chaste)
śuci-smitā
laughingly
uvāca tāta jāmātā
uvāca
replied
tāta
O my dear father
jāmātā
son-in-law
tavaiṣa bhṛgu-nandanaḥ
tava
your
eṣaḥ
this young man
bhṛgu-nandanaḥ
is Cyavana Muni (and no one else).
Sukanyā, however, being very proud of her chastity, smiled upon hearing the rebukes of her father. She smilingly told him, “My dear father, this young man by my side is your actual son-in-law, the great sage Cyavana, who was born in the family of Bhṛgu.”
Purport

Although the father chastised the daughter, assuming that she had accepted another husband, the daughter knew that she was completely honest and chaste, and therefore she was smiling. When she explained that her husband, Cyavana Muni, had now been transformed into a young man, she was very proud of her chastity, and thus she smiled as she talked with her father.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sukanyā smiled upon hearing the rebukes of her father and said, "My dear father, this young man by my side is your son-in-law, the great sage Cyavana, who was born in the family of Bhṛgu." She smiled out of pride in her chastity.
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Personal Guidance
Sukanyā smiles, secure in her chastity, and tells her father the truth — this young man is Cyavana. Inner integrity makes outer accusation bounce harmlessly off the heart.
Reflection Questions
  • When falsely accused, can I smile, or do I crumble?
  • What inner certainty allows me to respond rather than react?
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