Canto 3, Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Verse 22 (SB 3.22.22)
SB 3.22.22 • मूल श्लोक

सोऽनुज्ञात्वा व्यवसितं महिष्या दुहितु: स्फुटम् । तस्मै गुणगणाढ्याय ददौ तुल्यां प्रहर्षित: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

so ’nu jñātvā vyavasitaṁ mahiṣyā duhituḥ sphuṭam tasmai guṇa-gaṇāḍhyāya dadau tulyāṁ praharṣitaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

saḥ — he (Emperor Manu); anu — afterward; jñātvā — having known; vyavasitam — the fixed decision; mahiṣyāḥ — of the Queen; duhituḥ — of his daughter; sphuṭam — clearly; tasmai — to him; guṇa-gaṇa-āḍhyāya — who was endowed with a host of virtues; dadau — gave away; tulyām — who was equal (in good qualities); praharṣitaḥ — extremely pleased.

Translation

“After having unmistakably known the decision of the Queen, as well as that of Devahūti, the Emperor most gladly gave his daughter to the sage, whose host of virtues was equaled by hers.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda