SB 3.14.13

Devanāgarī

पुरा पिता नो भगवान्दक्षो दुहितृवत्सल: । कं वृणीत वरं वत्सा इत्यपृच्छत न: पृथक् ॥ १३ ॥

Text

purā pitā no bhagavān dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ kaṁ vṛṇīta varaṁ vatsā ity apṛcchata naḥ pṛthak

Synonyms

purā—in days long ago;pitā—father;naḥ—our;bhagavān—the most opulent;dakṣaḥ—Dakṣa;duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ—affectionate to his daughters;kam—unto whom;vṛṇīta—you want to accept;varam—your husband;vatsāḥ—O my children;iti—thus;apṛcchata—inquired;naḥ—us;pṛthak—separately.

Translation

In days long ago, our father, the most opulent Dakṣa, who was affectionate to his daughters, asked each of us separately whom we would prefer to select as our husband.

Purport