Canto 9, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 37 (SB 9.23.37)
SB 9.23.37 • मूल श्लोक

अहं बन्ध्यासपत्नी च स्‍नुषा मे युज्यते कथम् । जनयिष्यसि यं राज्ञि तस्येयमुपयुज्यते ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṁ bandhyāsapatnī ca snuṣā me yujyate katham janayiṣyasi yaṁ rājñi tasyeyam upayujyate

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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

Translation

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

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda