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Chapter 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

Verse 43 of 48
SB 9.6.43

मुनिः प्रवेशितः क्षत्रा कन्यान्तःपुरमृद्धिमत् वृतः स राजकन्याभिरेकं पंचाशता वरः

muniḥ praveśitaḥ kṣatrā kanyāntaḥpuram ṛddhimat vṛtaḥ sa rāja-kanyābhir ekaṁ pañcāśatā varaḥ

Synonyms

muniḥ—Saubhari Muni; praveśitaḥ—admitted; kṣatrā—by the palace messenger; kanyā-antaḥpuram—into the residential quarters of the princesses; ṛddhi-mat—extremely opulent in all respects; vṛtaḥ—accepted; saḥ—he; rāja-kanyābhiḥ—by all the princesses; ekam—he alone; pañcāśatā—by all fifty; varaḥ—the husband..

Translation

Thereafter, when Saubhari Muni became quite a young and beautiful person, the messenger of the palace took him inside the residential quarters of the princesses, which were extremely opulent. All fifty princesses then accepted him as their husband, although he was only one man.

Verse 43 of 48