Text 17] The Marriage of Sukanya and Cyavana Muni 69

TRANSLATION

The chaste and very beautiful Sukanya could not distinguish her
husband from the two ASsvini-kumaras, for they were equally
beautiful. Not understanding who her real husband was, she took
shelter of the Asvini-kumaras.

PURPORT

Sukanya could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one
could not distinguish among them, but because she was chaste, she took
shelter of the Asvini-kumaras so that they could inform her who her ac-
tual husband was. A chaste woman will never accept any man other than
her husband, even if there be someone equally as handsome and

qualified.

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darsayitvd patim tasyai
pati-vratyena tositau
rsim Gmantrya yayatur
vimdnena trivistapam

darsayitva—after showing; patim—her husband; tasyai—unto
Sukanya; pdati-vratyena—because of her strong faith in her husband;
tositau—being very pleased with her; rsim—unto Cyavana Muni;
Gmantrya—taking his permission; yayatuh—they went away;
vimanena—taking their own airplane; trivistapam—to the heavenly
planets.

TRANSLATION

The Asvini-kumaras were very pleased to see Sukanya’s chastity
and faithfulness. Thus they showed her Cyavana Muni, her hus-
band, and after taking permission from him, they returned to the
heavenly planets in their plane.
