886 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 22
PURPORT
The word amba is significant. A father sometimes addresses his daughter
in affection as “Mother” and sometimes as “my darling.” The feeling of
separation occurs because until the daughter is married she remains the
daughter of the father, but after her marriage she is no longer claimed as a
daughter in the family; she must go to the husband’s house, for after mar-
riage she becomes the property of the husband. According to Manu-samhita,
a woman is never independent. She must remain the property of the father
while she is not married, and she must remain the property of the husband
until she is elderly and has grown-up children of her own. In old age, when
the husband has taken sannyasa and left home, she remains the property
of the sons. A woman is always dependent, either upon the father, husband
or elderly sons. That will be exhibited in the life of Devahuti. Devahiiti’s
father handed over responsibility for her to the husband, Kardama Muni,
and, in the same way, Kardama Muni also left home, giving the responsi-
bility to his son, Kapiladeva. This narration will describe these events one
after another. }
TEXTS 26-27
MY A ATTA: Ag: |
He TOA AAT: ME A URE
TRAGAFATM: STAC: GTI: |
MATERA | TATA: [RII
amantrya tam muni-varam
anujiiatah sahanugah
pratasthe ratham aruhya
sabharyah sva-puram nrpah
ubhayor ssi-kulyayah
sarasvatyah surodhasoh
rsinam upasantanam
pasyann asrama-sampadah
amantrya—taking permission to go; tam—from him (Kardama); muni-
varam—from the best of sages; anujnatah—being permitted to leave; saha-
anugah—along with his retinue; pratasthe—started for; ratham daruhya—
