Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 30: The Activities of the Pracetas

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.30.15

praja-visarga adishtah

pitra mam anuvartata

tatra kanyam vararoham

tam udvahata ma ciram

SYNONYMS

praja-visarge -- to create progeny; adishtah -- being ordered; pitra -- by your father; mam -- My direction; anuvartata -- following; tatra -- there; kanyam -- the daughter; vara-aroham -- highly qualified and exquisitely beautiful; tam -- her; udvahata -- marry; ma -- without; ciram -- wasting time.

TRANSLATION

Since all of you are very much obedient to My orders, I ask you to immediately marry that girl, who is so well qualified with beauty and good qualities. According to the order of your father, create progeny through her.

PURPORT

The Pracetas not only were great devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead but were very obedient to the orders of their father. Therefore the Lord asked them to marry the daughter of Pramloca.

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