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  "name":"SB 3.22.24",
  "h1":"SB 3.22.24",
  "label":"Text 24",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.22.24",
  "description":"Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms."

} —

SB 3.22.24

प्रत्तां दुहितरं सम्राट्सदृक्षाय गतव्यथः ।
उपगुह्य च बाहुभ्यामौत्कण्ठ्योन्मथिताशयः ॥२४॥

Text

prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ
sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ
upaguhya ca bāhubhyām
autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ

Synonyms

prattām—who was given; duhitaram—daughter; samrāṭ—the Emperor (Manu); sadṛkṣāya—unto a suitable person; gata-vyathaḥ—relieved of his responsibility; upaguhya—embracing; ca—and; bāhubhyām—with his two arms; autkaṇṭhya-unmathita-āśayaḥ—having an anxious and agitated mind.

Translation

Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms.

Purport

A father always remains in anxiety until he can hand over his grownup daughter to a suitable boy. A father and mother's responsibility for children continues until they marry them to suitable spouses; when the father is able to perform that duty, he is relieved of his responsibility.