204 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 6

princesses; rddhi-mat—extremely opulent in all respects; vrtah—ac-
cepted; sah—he; rdja-kanyadbhih—by all the princesses; ekam—he
alone; pavicdsata—by all fifty; varah—the husband.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, when Saubhari Muni became quite a young and
beautiful person, the messenger of the palace took him inside the
residential quarters of the princesses, which were extremely opu-
lent. All fifty princesses then accepted him as their husband, al-
though he was only one man.

TEXT 44
at aaa yarasia wey |
AGEN AT T aft TRTITATY [Iv

tasam kalir abhid bhityams
tad-arthe ‘pohya sauhrdam
mamanuripo ndyam va
iti tad-gata-cetasam

tasim—of all the princesses; kalih—disagreement and quarrel;
abhit—there was; bhiiyan—very much; tat-arthe—for the sake of
Saubhari Muni; apohya—giving up; sauhrdam—a good relationship;
mama—mine; anuripah—the fit person; na—not; ayam—this; vah—
yours; iti—in this way; tat-gata-cetasim—being attracted by him.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, the princesses, being attracted by Saubhari Muni,
gave up their sisterly relationship and quarreled among them-
selves, each one of them contending, ‘“This man is just suitable for
me, and not for you.’ In this way there ensued a great
disagreement.

TEXTS 45-46
a ae aan
aT PaaT |
