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TEXT 19
sri-suka uvaca
iti nisamayantya merudevyah patim abhidhayantardadhe bhagavan.
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; itithus; nisamayantyahwho was listening; merudevyahin the presence of Merudevi; patimunto her husband; abhidhayahaving spoken; antardadhedisappeared; bhagavanthe Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After saying this, the Lord disappeared. The wife of King Nabhi, Queen Merudevi, was sitting by the side of her husband, and consequently she could hear everything the Supreme Lord had spoken.
PURPORT
According to the Vedic injunctions, one should perform sacrifices in the company of ones own wife. Sapatniko dharmam acaret: religious rituals should be performed with ones wife; therefore Maharaja Nabhi conducted his great sacrifice with his wife by his side.
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