### SB 3.14.14

> स विदित्वात्मजानां नो भावं सन्तानभावनः ।\
> त्रयोदशाददात्तासां यास्ते शीलमनुव्रताः ॥१४॥

> sa viditvātmajānāṁ no\
> bhāvaṁ santāna-bhāvanaḥ\
> trayodaśādadāt tāsāṁ\
> yās te śīlam anuvratāḥ

*saḥ*—Dakṣa; *viditvā*—understanding; *ātma-jānām*—of the daughters; *naḥ*—our; *bhāvam*—indication; *santāna*—children; *bhāvanaḥ*—well-wisher; *trayodaśa*—thirteen; *adadāt*—handed over; *tāsām*—of all of them; *yāḥ*—those who are; *te*—your; *śīlam*—behavior; *anuvratāḥ*—all faithful.

**Our well-wishing father, Dakṣa, after knowing our intentions, handed over thirteen of his daughters unto you, and since then we have all been faithful.**

Generally the daughters were too shy to express their opinions before their father, but the father would accept the daughters' intentions through someone else, such as a grandmother to whom the grandchildren had free access. King Dakṣa collected the opinions of his daughters and thus handed over thirteen to Kaśyapa. Every one of Diti's sisters was a mother of children. Therefore, since she was equally faithful to the same husband, why should she remain without children?