Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.23.35-36
jyāmaghas tv aprajo 'py anyāḿ
bhāryāḿ śaibyā-patir bhayāt
nāvindac chatru-bhavanād
bhojyāḿ kanyām ahāraṣīt
ratha-sthāḿ tāḿ nirīkṣyāha
śaibyā patim amarṣitā
keyaḿ kuhaka mat-sthānaḿ
ratham āropiteti vai
snuṣā tavety abhihite
smayantī patim abravīt
SYNONYMS
jyāmaghaḥ — King Jyāmagha; tu — indeed; aprajaḥ api — although issueless; anyām — another; bhāryām — wife; śaibyā-patiḥ — because he was the husband of Śaibyā; bhayāt — out of fear; na avindat — did not accept; śatru-bhavanāt — from the enemy's camp; bhojyām — a prostitute used for sense gratification; kanyām — girl; ahāraṣīt — brought; ratha-sthām — who was seated on the chariot; tām — her; nirīkṣya — seeing; āha — said; śaibyā — Śaibyā, the wife of Jyāmagha; patim — unto her husband; amarṣitā — being very angry; kā iyam — who is this; kuhaka — you cheater; mat-sthānam — my place; ratham — on the chariot; āropitā — has been allowed to sit; iti — thus; vai — indeed; snuṣā — daughter-in-law; tava — your; iti — thus; abhihite — being informed; smayantī — smilingly; patim — unto her husband; abravīt — said.
TRANSLATION
Jyāmagha had no sons, but because he was fearful of his wife, Śaibyā, he could not accept another wife. Jyāmagha once took from the house of some royal enemy a girl who was a prostitute, but upon seeing her Śaibyā was very angry and said to her husband, "My husband, you cheater, who is this girl sitting upon my seat on the chariot?" Jyāmagha then replied, "This girl will be your daughter-in-law." Upon hearing these joking words, Śaibyā smilingly replied.
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