Text 25]
The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti
885
upaguhya ca bāhubhyām autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ
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.
TRANSLATION
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 grown-up 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.
TEXT 25
अशक्रुवंस्तद्विरहं मुञ्चन् बाष्पकलां मुहुः ।
आसिञ्चदम्ब वत्सेति नेत्रोदेहुहितुः शिखाः ॥२५॥
aśaknuvaṁs tad-virahaṁ muñcan bāṣpa-kalāṁ muhuḥ āsiñcad amba vatseti netrodair duhituḥ śikhāḥ
aśaknuvan—being unable to bear; tat-viraham—separation from her; muñcan—shedding; bāṣpa-kalām—tears; muhuḥ—again and again; āsiñcat—he drenched; amba—my dear mother; vatsa—my dear daughter; iti—thus; netra-udaiḥ—by the water from his eyes; duhituḥ—of his daughter; śikhāḥ—the locks of hair.
TRANSLATION
The Emperor was unable to bear the separation of his daughter. Therefore tears poured from his eyes again and again, drenching his daughter's head as he cried, "My dear mother! My dear daughter!"