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due to his previous pious activities. The conclusion is that all our activities
are taken into consideration before we are awarded another body. Narada
Muni therefore advised Vyasadeva to take to Krsna consciousness,
devotional service, and abandon all ordinary occupational duties. This
advice was also given by Lord Krsna Himself. Although a devotee may fall
from the path of spiritual consciousness, he will nonetheless attain a
human body in the home of a devotee or a rich man. In this way one can
resume his devotional service.

TEXT 29

sway aq Iqit aaa: |
ate Ferharee THAT TT: TTS? URS

upayeme virya-panam
vaidarbhim malaya-dhvajah

yudhi nirjitya rajanyan
pandyah para-puranjayah

upayeme—married; virya—of valor or prowess; panadm—the prize;
vaidarbhim— daughter of Vidarbha; mala ya-dhvajah— Malayadhvaja; yudhi—
in the fight; nirjitya—after conquering;ra@janyan— other princes; pandyah—
best of the learned, or born in the country known as Pandu; para—transcen-
dental; puram—city ; jayah—conqueror.

TRANSLATION

It was fixed that Vaidarbhi, daughter of King Vidarbha, was to be
married to a very powerful man, Malayadhvaja, an inhabitant of the
Pandu country. After conquering other princes, he married the daughter

of King Vidarbha.
PURPORT

It is customary among ksatriyas for a princess to be offered under certain
conditions. For instance, Draupadi was offered in marriage to one who
could pierce a fish with an arrow simply by seeing the reflection of that
fish. Krsna married one of His queens after conquering seven strong bulls.
The Vedic system is for a daughter of a king to be offered under certain
conditions. Vaidarbhi, the daughter of Vidarbha, was offered to a great
