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ऋषिरुवाच
बाढमुद्वोढुकामो ऽहम् अप्रत्ता च तवात्मजा ।
आवयोरनुरूपो ऽसाव् आद्यो वैवाहिको विधिः ॥ १५ ॥

rsir uvaca

badham udvodhu-kamo 'ham

apratta ca tavatmaja

avayor anurupo 'sav

adyo vaivahiko vidhih

rsih-the great sage Kardama; uvaca-said; badham-very well; udvodhu-kamah-desirous to marry; aham-I; apratta-not promised to anyone else; ca-and; tava-your; atma-ja-daughter; avayoh-of us two; anurupah-proper; asau-this; adyah-first; vaivahikah-of marriage; vidhih-ritualistic ceremony.