Text 6] Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu |
TEXT 6
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TEMA Te THseATE KITTEN II & I
tam kamayanam bhagavan
uvaha yajusam patih
tustayam tosam apanno
‘janayad dvadasatmajan

tam—her; kamayanam—desiring; bhagavan—the Lord; uvaha—married;
yajusam—of all sacrifices; patih—master; tustdyam—in His wife who was
very much pleased; tosam—great pleasure; dpannah—having obtained;
ajanayat—gave birth; dvddasa—twelve; atmajan—sons.

TRANSLATION

The Lord of the ritualistic performance of yajia later on married
Daksina, who was anxious to have the Personality of Godhead as her
husband, and in this wife the Lord was also very much pleased to beget
twelve children.

PURPORT

An ideal husband and wife are generally called Laksmi-Narayana to
compare them to the Lord and the goddess of fortune, for it is significant
that Laksmi-Narayana are forever happy as husband and wife. A wife
should always remain satisfied with her husband, and a husband should
always remain satisfied with his wife. In the Canakya-sloka, the moral
instructions of Canakya Pandit, it is said that if a husband and wife are
always satisfied with one another, then the goddess of fortune automati-
cally comes. In other words, where there is no disagreement between
husband and wife there is all material opulence present, and good children
are born. Generally, according to Vedic civilization, the wife is trained to
be satisfied in all conditions, and the husband, according to Vedic instruc-
tion, is required to please the wife with sufficient food, ornaments and
clothing. Then, if they are satisfied with their mutual dealings, good
children are born. In this way the entire world can become peaceful, but
unfortunately in this age of Kali there are no ideal husbands and wives;
therefore unwanted children are produced, and there is no peace and
prosperity in the present-day world.
