162 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 22

guhyam—the most confidential; idam—this Vedic literature (Srimad-
Bhagavatam); jagau—instructed; vicitraviryah—Vicitravirya; atha—
thereafter; uvdha—married; hasirdja-sute—two daughters of Kasiraja;
balat—by force; svayamvarat—from the arena of the svayamvara;
updnite—being brought; ambikd-ambalike—Ambika and Ambalika;
ubhe—both of them; tayoh—unto them; dsakta—being too attached;
hrdayah—his heart; grhitah—being contaminated; yaksmanad—by
tuberculosis; mrtah—he died.

TRANSLATION

Citrangada, of whom Vicitravirya was the younger brother, was
killed by a Gandharva who was also named Citrangada. Satyavati,
before her marriage to Santanu, gave birth to the master authority
of the Vedas, Vyasadeva, known as Krsna Dvaipayana, who was
begotten by Paraéara Muni. From Vyasadeva, I [Sukadeva
Gosvami] was born, and from him I studied this great work of
literature, Srimad-Bhagavatam. The incarnation of Godhead
Vedavyasa, rejecting his disciples, headed by Paila, instructed
Srimad-Bhagavatam to me because I was free from all material
desires. After Ambika and Ambalika, the two daughters of
Kasiraja, were taken away by force, Vicitravirya married them, but
because he was too attached to these two wives, he had a heart at-
tack and died of tuberculosis.

TEXT 25

APSA 2 AANA WATT: |
TNE TINS a fags Breaqsiteraq Ul

ksetre *prajasya vai bhratur
matrokto badaraéyanah

dhrtarastram ca pandum ca
viduram capy ajijanat

ksetre—in the wives and maidservant; aprajasya—of Vicitravirya,
who had no progeny; vai—indeed; bhratuh—of the brother; matra
uktah—being ordered by the mother; bddardyanah—Vedavyasa;
