### SB 5.2.23

> सम्परेते पितरि नव भ्रातरो मेरुदुहित्र्मेरुदेवीं प्रतिरूपामुग्रदंष्ट्रीं लतां रम्यांश्यामां नारीं भद्रां देववीतिमिति संज्ञआ नवोदवहन ॥२३॥

> samparete pitari nava bhrātaro meru-duhitṝr merudevīṁ pratirūpām ugradaṁṣṭrīṁ latāṁ ramyāṁ śyāmāṁ nārīṁ bhadrāṁ devavītim iti saṁjñā navodavahan.

*samparete pitari*—after the departure of their father; *nava*—nine; *bhrātaraḥ*—brothers; *meru-duhitṝḥ*—the daughters of Meru; *merudevīm*—Merudevī; *prati-rūpām*—Pratirūpā; *ugra-daṁṣṭrīm*—Ugradaṁṣṭrī; *latām*—Latā; *ramyām*—Ramyā; *śyāmām*—Śyāmā; *nārīm*—Nārī; *bhadrām*—Bhadrā; *deva-vītim*—Devavīti; *iti*—thus; *saṁjñāḥ*—the names; *nava*—nine; *udavahan*—married.

**After the departure of their father, the nine brothers married the nine daughters of Meru named Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti.**

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Second Chapter, of the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* entitled "The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra."