Text 22] King Yayati Regains His Youth 27
mediately replied, “We are already married because you have accepted
my hand.” Uniting the hands of the bride and bridegroom is a system
perpetually existing in all societies. Therefore, as soon as Yayati accepted
Devayani’s hand, they could be regarded as married. Because Devayani
was enamored with the hero Yayati, she requested him not to change his
mind and let another come to marry her.
TEXT 22
aft RITA Aaa Tad HA
A AAT HATA SRT ACTA |
BA TEATC MNT TIT FW UR
yad idam kiipa-magnaya
bhavato darsanarh mama
na brahmano me bhavita
hasta-graho maha-bhuja
kacasya barhaspatyasya
Sapad yam asapam pura
yat—because of; idam—this; kiipa-magndéyéh—fallen in the well;
bhavatah—of your good self; darsanam—meeting; mama—with me;
na—not; brahmanah—a qualified brahmana; me—my; bhavita—will
become; hasta-grahah—husband; mahd-bhuja—O great mighty-armed
one; kacasya—of Kaca; bdrhaspatyasya—the son of the learned
brdhmana and celestial priest Brhaspati; sapaét—because of the curse;
yam—whom; asapam—| cursed; purd—in the past.
TRANSLATION
Because of falling in the well, I met you. Indeed, this has been
arranged by providence. After I cursed Kaca, the son of the
learned scholar Brhaspati, he cursed me by saying that I would not
have a brahmana for a husband. Therefore, O mighty-armed one,
there is no possibility of my becoming the wife of a brahmana.
PURPORT
Kaca, the son of the learned celestial priest Brhaspati, had been a stu-
dent of Sukracarya, from whom he had learned the art of reviving a man
