Text 25] The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahuti 885
upaguhya ca bahubhyam
autkanthyonmathitasayah
prattam—who was given; duhitaram—daughter; samrat—the Emperor
(Manu); sadrksaya—unto a suitable person; gata-vyathah—relieved of his
responsibility; upaguhya—embracing; ca—and; bahubhyam—with his two
arms; autkanthya-unmathita-asayah—having an anxious and agitated mind.
TRANSLATION
Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a
suitable man, Svayambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separa-
tion, 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
WTR FAL THT AE: |
onfisaara aeata Aneetea: frat: WRSN
asaknuvams tad-viraham
mujican baspa-kalarh muhuh
dsificad amba vatseti
netrodair duhituh sikhah
asaknuvan—being unable to bear; tat-viraham—separation from her;
mujican—shedding; baspa-kalam—tears; muhuh—again and again; dsificat—
he drenched; amba—my dear mother; vatsa—my dear daughter; iti—thus;
netra-udaih—by the water from his eyes; duhituh—of his daughter; sikhah—
the locks of hair.
TRANSLATION
The Emperor was unable to bear the separation of his daughter. There-
fore tears poured from his eyes again and again, drenching his daughter’s
head as he cried, “‘My dear mother! My dear daughter!”
