🪷 ŚB 9.18.23

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

ययातिरनभिप्रेतं दैवोपहृतमात्मन: । मनस्तु तद्गतं बुद्ध्वा प्रतिजग्राह तद्वच: ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

yayātir anabhipretaṁ daivopahṛtam ātmanaḥ manas tu tad-gataṁ buddhvā pratijagrāha tad-vacaḥ
Synonyms
yayātiḥ — King Yayāti; anabhipretam — not liked; daiva-upahṛtam — brought about by providential arrangements; ātmanaḥ — his personal interest; manaḥ — mind; tu — however; tat-gatam — being attracted to her; buddhvā — by such intelligence; pratijagrāha — accepted; tat-vacaḥ — the words of Devayānī.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Because such a marriage is not sanctioned by regular scriptures, King Yayāti did not like it, but because it was arranged by providence and because he was attracted by Devayānī’s beauty, he accepted her request.

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