Text 20] The Marriage of Sukanya and Cyavana Muni 71

TRANSLATION

After receiving obeisances from his daughter, the King, instead
of offering blessings to her, appeared very displeased and spoke as
follows.

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cikirsitam te kim idam patis tvaya
pralambhito loka-namaskrto munih

yat tvam jard-grastam asaty asammatam
vihdya jaram bhajase ‘mum adhvagam

cikirsitam—which you desire to do; te—of you; kim idam—what is
this; patih—your husband; tuaya—by you; pralambhitah—has been
cheated; loka-namaskrtah—who is honored by all people; munih—a
great sage; yat—because; tuam—you; jard-grastam—very old and in-
valid; asati—O unchaste daughter; asammatam—not very attractive;
vikdya—giving up; jaram—paramour; bhajase—you have accepted;
amum—this man; adhvagam—comparable to a street beggar.

TRANSLATION

O unchaste girl, what is this that you have desired to do? You
have cheated the most respectable husband, who is honored by
everyone, for I see that because he was old, diseased and therefore
unattractive, you have left his company to accept as your husband
this young man, who appears to be a beggar from the street.

PURPORT

This shows the values of Vedic culture. According to the circum-
stances, Sukanya had been given a husband who was too old to be com-
patible with her. Because Cyavana Muni was diseased and very old, he
was certainly unfit for the beautiful daughter of King Saryati.
