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Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

Verse 30 of 36
SB 9.3.30

आवर्तमाने गान्धर्वे स्थितो ऽलब्धक्षणः क्षणम् तदन्त आद्यमानम्य स्वाभिप्रायं न्यवेदयत्

āvartamāne gāndharve sthito 'labdha-kṣaṇaḥ kṣaṇam tad-anta ādyam ānamya svābhiprāyaṁ nyavedayat

Synonyms

āvartamānebecause of being engaged; gāndharvein hearing songs from the Gandharvas; sthitaḥsituated; alabdha-kṣaṇaḥthere was no time to talk; kṣaṇameven a moment; tat-antewhen it ended; ādyamunto the original teacher of the universe (Lord Brahmā); ānamyaafter offering obeisances; sva-abhiprāyamhis own desire; nyavedayatKakudmī submitted..

Translation

When Kakudmī arrived there, Lord Brahmā was engaged in hearing musical performances by the Gandharvas and had not a moment to talk with him. Therefore Kakudmī waited, and at the end of the musical performances he offered his obeisances to Lord Brahmā and thus submitted his long-standing desire.

Verse 30 of 36
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