Text 28] The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahiti 887

mounting his chariot; sa-bharyah—along with his wife; sva-puram—his own
capital; nrpah—the Emperor; ubhayoh— on both, rsi-kulydyah—agreeable
to the sages; sarasvatyah—of the River Sarasvati; su-rodhasoh—the charming
banks; ysinam—of the great sages; upasantanam—tranquil; pasyan—seeing;
asrama-sampadah-—the prosperity of the beautiful hermitages.

TRANSLATION

After asking and obtaining the great sage’s permission to leave, the
monarch mounted his chariot with his wife and started for his capital,
followed by his retinue. Along the way he saw the prosperity of the tranquil
seers’ beautiful hermitages on both the charming banks of the Sarasvati,
the river so agreeable to saintly persons.

PURPORT

As cities are constructed in the modern age with great engineering and
architectural craftmanship, so in days gone by there were neighborhoods
called rsi-kulas where great saintly persons resided. In India there are still
many magnificant places for spiritual understanding; there are many rsis
and saintly persons living in nice cottages on the banks of the Ganges and
Yamuna for purposes of spiritual cultivation. While passing through
the rsi-kulas the King and his party were very much satisfied with the beauty
of the cottages and hermitages. It is stated here, pasyann asrama-sampadah.
The great sages had no skyscrapers, but the hermitages were so beautiful
that the King was very much pleased at the sight.

TEXT 28

FATT THAT: TATA |
aedeafiaks: sacle: weffet: 1Rcil

tam ayantam abhipretya
brahmavartat prajah patim

gita-sanistuti-vaditraih
pratyudiyuh praharsitah

tam—him; dyantam—who was arriving; abhipretya—knowing of; brahma-
vartat—from Brahmavarta; prajah—his subjects; patim—their lord; gita-
samstuti-vaditraih—with songs, praise and instrumental music; pratyudiyuh
—came forward to greet; praharsitah—overjoyed.
