SB 4.2.11

Devanāgarī

एष मे शिष्यतां प्राप्तो यन्मे दुहितुरग्रहीत् । पाणिं विप्राग्निमुखत: सावित्र्या इव साधुवत् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

eṣa me śiṣyatāṁ prāpto yan me duhitur agrahīt pāṇiṁ viprāgni-mukhataḥ sāvitryā iva sādhuvat

Synonyms

eṣaḥ—he (Śiva);me—my;śiṣyatām—subordinate position;prāptaḥ—accepted;yat—because;meduhituḥ—of my daughter;agrahīt—he took;pāṇim—the hand;vipra-agni—ofbrāhmaṇasand fire;mukhataḥ—in the presence;sāvitryāḥ—Gāyatrī;iva—like;sādhuvat—like an honest person.

Translation

He has already accepted himself as my subordinate by marrying my daughter in the presence of fire and brāhmaṇas. He has married my daughter, who is equal to Gāyatrī, and has pretended to be just like an honest person.

Purport