1438 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 33
PURPORT
The ideal husband and wife relationship is very nicely described in this
statement. Kardama Muni gave Devahiti all sorts of comforts in his duty
as a husband, but he was not at all attached to his wife. As soon as his son
Kapiladeva was grown up, Kardama at once left all family connection.
Similarly, Devahiti was the daughter of a great king, Svayambhuva Manu,
and was qualified and beautiful, but she was completely dependent on the
protection of her husband. According to Manu, women, the fair sex,
should not have independence at any stage of life. In childhood a woman
must be under the protection of the parents, in youth she must be under
the protection of the husband, and in old age she must be under the
protection of the grown-up children. Devahiti demonstrated all these
statements of the Manu-samhitd in her life: as a child she was dependent
on her father, later she was dependent on her husband, in spite of her
opulence, and she was later on dependent on her son Kapiladeva.
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hitvad tad ipsitatamam
apy adkhandala-yositam
kificic cakara vadanam
putra-vislesandtura
hitvd—having given up; tat—that household; tpsita-tamam—most desirable;
api—even; akhandala-yositam—by the wives of Lord Indra; kitcit cakara
vadanam—she wore a sorry look on her face; putra-vislesana—by separation
from her son; dtura—afflicted.
TRANSLATION
Although her position was unique from all points of view, saintly
Devahtti, in spite of all her possessions, which were envied even by the
ladies of the heavenly planets, gave up all such comforts. She was only
sorry that her great son was separated from her.
