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ŚB 9.3.23

Devanagari

शशंस पित्रे तत् सर्वं वयोरूपाभिलम्भनम् ।
विस्मित: परमप्रीतस्तनयां परिषस्वजे ॥ २३ ॥

Text

śaśaṁsa pitre tat sarvaṁ
vayo-rūpābhilambhanam
vismitaḥ parama-prītas
tanayāṁ pariṣasvaje

Synonyms

śaśaṁsa — she described; pitre — unto her father; tat — that; sarvam — everything; vayaḥ — of the change of age; rūpa — and of beauty; abhilambhanam — how there was achievement (by her husband); vismitaḥ — being surprised; parama-prītaḥ — was extremely pleased; tanayām — unto his daughter; pariṣasvaje — embraced with pleasure.

Translation

Thus Sukanyā explained how her husband had received the beautiful body of a young man. When the King heard this he was very surprised, and in great pleasure he embraced his beloved daughter.