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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Puru |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.20.12
vedmy aham tvam sumadhyame
SYNONYMS
vyaktam -- it appears; rajanya-tanayam -- the daughter of a kshatriya; vedmi -- can realize; aham -- I; tvam -- your good self; su-madhyame -- O most beautiful; na -- not; hi -- indeed; cetah -- the mind; pauravanam -- of persons who have taken birth in the Puru dynasty; adharme -- in irreligion; ramate -- enjoys; kvacit -- at any time.
TRANSLATION
O most beautiful one, it appears to my mind that you must be the daughter of a kshatriya. Because I belong to the Puru dynasty, my mind never endeavors to enjoy anything irreligiously.
PURPORT
Maharaja Dushmanta indirectly expressed his desire to marry Sakuntala, for she appeared to his mind to be the daughter of some kshatriya king.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness