202 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 23

aham bandhydsapatni ca
snusa me yujyate katham

Janayisyasi yam rajni
tasyeyam upayujyate

aham—I am; bandhya—sterile; asa-patni—I have no co-wife; ca—
also; snusd—daughter-in-law; me—my; yujyate—could be; katham—
how; janayisyasi—you will give birth to; yam—which son; rajii—O my
dear Queen; tasya—for him; iyam—this girl; upayujyate —will be very
suitable.

TRANSLATION

Saibya said, “I am sterile and have no co-wife. How can this girl
be my daughter-in-law? Please tell me.’ Jyamagha replied, ‘““My
dear Queen, I shall see that you indeed have a son and that this girl
will be your daughter-in-law.”

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anvamodanta tad visve-
devah pitara eva ca
Saibya garbham adhat kale
kumaram susuve Subham
sa vidarbha iti prokta

upayeme snusam satim

anvamodanta—accepted; tat—that statement predicting the birth of a
son; visvedevah—the Visvedeva demigods; pitarah—the Pitas or
forefathers; eva—indeed; ca—also; Saibya—the wife of Jydmagha;
garbham—pregnancy; adhat—conceived; kale—in due course of time;
kumaéram—a son; susuve—gave birth to; subham—very auspicious;

sah—that son; vidarbhah—Vidarbha; iti—thus; proktah—was well
