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Chapter 30: The Activities of the Pracetās

Verse 15 of 49
SB 4.30.15

प्रजाविसर्ग आदिष्टाः पित्रा मामनुवर्तता तत्र कन्यां वरारोहां तामुद्वहत मा चिरम्

prajā-visarga ādiṣṭāḥ pitrā mām anuvartatā tatra kanyāṁ varārohāṁ tām udvahata mā ciram

Synonyms

prajā-visargeto create progeny; ādiṣṭāḥbeing ordered; pitrāby your father; māmMy direction; anuvartatāfollowing; tatrathere; kanyāmthe daughter; varārohāmhighly qualified and exquisitely beautiful; tāmher; udvahatamarry; without; ciramwasting time..

Translation

Since all of you are very much obedient to My orders, I ask you to immediately marry that girl, who is so well qualified with beauty and good qualities. According to the order of your father, create progeny through her.

Purport

The Pracetās not only were great devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead but were very obedient to the orders of their father. Therefore the Lord asked them to marry the daughter of Pramlocā.

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