30 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 18

gate rdjani—after the departure of the King; sa—she (Devayani);
dhire—learned; tatra sma—returning to her home; rudati—crying;
pituh—before her father; nyavedayat—submitted; tatah—thereafter;
sarvam—all; uktam—mentioned; sarmisthaya —by Sarmistha; krtam—
done.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, when the learned King returned to his palace,
Devayani returned home crying and told her father, Sukracarya,
about all that had happened because of Sarmistha. She told how
she had been thrown into the well but was saved by the King.

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durmana bhagavan kavyah
paurohityam vigarhayan

stuvan vrttim ca kapotirn
duhitra sa yayau purat

durmanah—being very unhappy; bhagavan—the most powerful;
kavyah— Sukracarya; paurohityam—the business of priesthood;
vigarhayan —condemning; stuvan— praising; urttim—the profession;
ca—and; kdpotim—of collecting grains from the field; duhitra—with
his daughter; sah—he (Sukracarya); yayau—went; purat—from his
own residence.

TRANSLATION

As Sukracarya listened to what had happened to Devayani, his
mind was very much aggrieved. Condemning the profession of
priesthood and praising the profession of ufcha-vrtti [collecting
grains from the fields], he left home with his daughter.

PURPORT

When a brahmana adopts the profession of a kapota, or pigeon, he
lives by collecting grains from the field. This is called urcha-vrtti. A
