Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.36

tam sātyajan nadī-toye

kricchrāl lokasya bibhyatī

prapitāmahas tām uvāha

pāndur vai satya-vikramah

SYNONYMS

tam — that child; sā — she (Kuntī); atyajat — gave up; nadī-toye — in the water of the river; kricchrāt — with great repentance; lokasya — of the people in general; bibhyatī — fearing; prapitāmahah — (your) great-grandfather; tām — her (Kuntī); uvāha — married; pānduh — the king known as Pāndu; vai — indeed; satya-vikramah — very pious and chivalrous.

TRANSLATION

Because Kuntī feared people's criticisms, with great difficulty she had to give up her affection for her child. Unwillingly, she packed the child in a basket and let it float down the waters of the river. O Mahārāja Parīkshit, your great-grandfather the pious and chivalrous King Pāndu later married Kuntī.

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