Text 34] Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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surprised;  pratyaya-artham —just to see the potency of the mystic power;  prayuktā —I have used it;  me —me;  yāhi —please return;  deva —O demigod;  kṣamasva —forgive;  me —me.
TRANSLATION
As soon as Kunti called for the demigod of the sun, he immediately appeared before her, and she was very much surprised. She told the sun-god, “I was simply examining the effectiveness of this mystic power. I am sorry I have called you unnecessarily. Please return and excuse me.”
TEXT 34
अमोघं देवसंदर्शमादधे त्वयि चात्मजम् । योनिर्यथा न दुष्येत कर्ताहं ते सुमध्यमे ॥३४॥
amogham deva-sandarśam   ādadhe tvayi cātmajam   yonir yathā na duṣyeta   kartāham te sumadhyame
amogham —without failure;  deva-sandarśam —meeting with the demigods;  ādadhe —I shall give (my semen);  tvayi —unto you;  ca —also;  ātmajam —a son;  yoniḥ —the source of birth;  yathā —as;  na —not;  duṣyeta —becomes polluted;  kartā —shall arrange;  aham —I;  te —unto you;  sumadhyame —O beautiful girl.
TRANSLATION
The sun-god said: O beautiful Pṛthā, your meeting with the demigods cannot be fruitless. Therefore, let me place my seed in your womb so that you may bear a son. I shall arrange to keep your virginity intact, since you are still an unmarried girl.
PURPORT
According to Vedic civilization, if a girl gives birth to a child before she is married, no one will marry her. Therefore although the sun-god, after appearing before Pṛthā, wanted to give her a child, Pṛthā hesitated