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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CITT TS HITT RAT a TAT FAT REI
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; vrttim—the profession;
ca—and; kdpotim—of collecting grains from the field; duhitra—with
his daughter; sah—he (Sukracarya); yayau—went; purdét—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
