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tān nirīkṣya varārohā | :tān nirīkṣya varārohā | ||
sarūpān sūrya-varcasaḥ | :sarūpān sūrya-varcasaḥ | ||
ajānatī patiṁ sādhvī | :ajānatī patiṁ sādhvī | ||
aśvinau śaraṇaṁ yayau | :aśvinau śaraṇaṁ yayau | ||
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''tān''—unto them; ''nirīkṣya''—after observing; ''vara-ārohā''—that beautiful Sukanyā; ''sa-rūpān''—all of them equally beautiful; ''sūrya-varcasaḥ''—with a bodily effulgence like the effulgence of the sun; ''ajānatī''—not knowing; ''patim''—her husband; ''sādhvī''—that chaste woman; ''aśvinau''—unto the Aśvinī-kumāras; ''śaraṇam''—shelter; ''yayau''—took. | |||
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The chaste and very beautiful Sukanyā could not distinguish her husband from the two Aśvinī-kumāras, for they were equally beautiful. Not understanding who her real husband was, she took shelter of the Aśvinī-kumāras. | The chaste and very beautiful Sukanyā could not distinguish her husband from the two Aśvinī-kumāras, for they were equally beautiful. Not understanding who her real husband was, she took shelter of the Aśvinī-kumāras. | ||
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Sukanyā could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one could not distinguish among them, but because she was chaste, she took shelter of the Aśvinī-kumāras so that they could inform her who her actual husband was. A chaste woman will never accept any man other than her husband, even if there be someone equally as handsome and qualified. | Sukanyā could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one could not distinguish among them, but because she was chaste, she took shelter of the Aśvinī-kumāras so that they could inform her who her actual husband was. A chaste woman will never accept any man other than her husband, even if there be someone equally as handsome and qualified. | ||
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Revision as of 08:44, 1 December 2017
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
- tān nirīkṣya varārohā
- sarūpān sūrya-varcasaḥ
- ajānatī patiṁ sādhvī
- aśvinau śaraṇaṁ yayau
SYNONYMS
tān—unto them; nirīkṣya—after observing; vara-ārohā—that beautiful Sukanyā; sa-rūpān—all of them equally beautiful; sūrya-varcasaḥ—with a bodily effulgence like the effulgence of the sun; ajānatī—not knowing; patim—her husband; sādhvī—that chaste woman; aśvinau—unto the Aśvinī-kumāras; śaraṇam—shelter; yayau—took.
TRANSLATION
The chaste and very beautiful Sukanyā could not distinguish her husband from the two Aśvinī-kumāras, for they were equally beautiful. Not understanding who her real husband was, she took shelter of the Aśvinī-kumāras.
PURPORT
Sukanyā could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one could not distinguish among them, but because she was chaste, she took shelter of the Aśvinī-kumāras so that they could inform her who her actual husband was. A chaste woman will never accept any man other than her husband, even if there be someone equally as handsome and qualified.