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"name":"SB 9.18.28", "h1":"SB 9.18.28", "label":"Text 28", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.18.28", "description":"After hearing Śukrācārya's request, Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī's desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī then expressed her desire as follows: \"Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends.\""
} —
SB 9.18.28
Text
tathety avasthite prāha
devayānī manogatam
pitrā dattā yato yāsye
sānugā yātu mām anu
Synonyms
tathā iti—when King Vṛṣaparvā agreed to Śukrācārya's proposal; avasthite—the situation being settled in this way; prāha—said; devayānī—the daughter of Śukrācārya; manogatam—her desire; pitrā—by the father; dattā—given; yataḥ—to whomever; yāsye—I shall go; sa-anugā—with her friends; yātu—shall go; mām anu—as my follower or servant.
Translation
After hearing Śukrācārya's request, Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī's desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī then expressed her desire as follows: “Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends.”