SB 3.22.24
Devanāgarī
प्रत्तां दुहितरं सम्राट् सदृक्षाय गतव्यथ: । उपगुह्य च बाहुभ्यामौत्कण्ठ्योन्मथिताशय: ॥ २४ ॥
Text
prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ upaguhya ca bāhubhyām autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ
Synonyms
prattām—who was given;duhitaram—daughter;samrāṭ—the Emperor (Manu);sadṛkṣāya—unto a suitable person;gata-vyathaḥ—relieved of his responsibility;upaguhya—embracing;ca—and;bāhubhyām—with his two arms;autkaṇṭhya-unmathita-āśayaḥ—having an anxious and agitated mind.
Translation
Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms.
Purport
A father always remains in anxiety until he can hand over his grownup daughter to a suitable boy. A father and mother’s responsibility for children continues until they marry them to suitable spouses; when the father is able to perform that duty, he is relieved of his responsibility.