SB 9.3.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto, Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

SB 9.3.30

SB 9.3.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

tac chrutvā bhagavān brahmā
prahasya tam uvāca ha
aho rājan niruddhās te
kālena hṛdi ye kṛtāḥ

SYNONYMS

tat—that; śrutvā—hearing; bhagavān—the most powerful; brahmā—Lord Brahmā; prahasya—after laughing; tam—unto King Kakudmī; uvāca ha—said; aho—alas; rājan—O King; niruddhāḥ—all gone; te—all of them; kālena—by the course of time; hṛdi—within the core of the heart; ye—all of them; kṛtāḥ—who have been decided upon for acceptance as your son-in-law.

TRANSLATION

After hearing his words, Lord Brahmā, who is most powerful, laughed loudly and said to Kakudmī: O King, all those whom you may have decided within the core of your heart to accept as your son-in-law have passed away in the course of time.