Text 20] The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
71
TRANSLATION
After receiving obeisances from his daughter, the King, instead of offering blessings to her, appeared very displeased and spoke as follows.
TEXT 20
चिकीर्षितं ते किमिदं पतिस्त्वया 
    प्रलम्भितो लोकनमस्कृतो मुनिः । 
    यत् त्वं जराग्रस्तमसत्यसम्भतं 
    विहाय जारं भजसेऽमुमञ्जगम् ॥२०॥
cikīrṣitam te kim idam patis tvayā 
    pralambhito loka-namaskṛto muniḥ 
    yat tvam jarā-grastam asaty asammatam 
    vihāya jāram bhajase 'mum adhvagam
cikīrṣitam—which you desire to do; te—of you; kim idam—what is this; patiḥ—your husband; tvayā—by you; pralambhitaḥ—has been cheated; loka-namaskṛtaḥ—who is honored by all people; muniḥ—a great sage; yat—because; tvam—you; jarā-grastam—very old and invalid; asati—O unchaste daughter; asammatam—not very attractive; vihāya—giving up; jāram—paramour; bhajase—you have accepted; amum—this man; adhvagam—comparable to a street beggar.
TRANSLATION
O unchaste girl, what is this that you have desired to do? You have cheated the most respectable husband, who is honored by everyone, for I see that because he was old, diseased and therefore unattractive, you have left his company to accept as your husband this young man, who appears to be a beggar from the street.
PURPORT
This shows the values of Vedic culture. According to the circumstances, Sukanyā had been given a husband who was too old to be compatible with her. Because Cyavana Muni was diseased and very old, he was certainly unfit for the beautiful daughter of King Śaryāti.