Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.18.28

tathety avasthite prāha

devayānī manogatam

pitrā dattā yato yāsye

sānugā yātu mām anu

SYNONYMS

tathā iti — when King Vṛṣaparvā agreed to Śukrācārya's proposal; avasthite — the situation being settled in this way; prāha — said; devayānī — the daughter of Śukrācārya; manogatam — her desire; pitrā — by the father; dattā — given; yataḥ — to whomever; yāsye — I shall go; sa-anugā — with her friends; yātu — shall go; mām anu — as my follower or servant.

TRANSLATION

After hearing Śukrācārya's request, Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī's desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī then expressed her desire as follows: "Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends."

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