SB 9.3.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

तान्निरीक्ष्य वरारोहा सरूपान्सूर्यवर्चसः ।
अजानती पतिं साध्वी अश्विनौ शरणं ययौ ॥ १६ ॥

tan niriksya vararoha

sarupan surya-varcasah

ajanati patim sadhvi

asvinau saranam yayau

tan-unto them; niriksya-after observing; vara-aroha-that beautiful Sukanya; sa-rupan-all of them equally beautiful; surya-varcasah-with a bodily effulgence like the effulgence of the sun; ajanati-not knowing; patim-her husband; sadhvi-that chaste woman; asvinau-unto the Asvini-kumaras; saranam-shelter; yayau-took.

TRANSLATION

The chaste and very beautiful Sukanya could not distinguish her husband from the two Asvini-kumaras, for they were equally beautiful. Not understanding who her real husband was, she took shelter of the Asvini-kumaras.

PURPORT

Sukanya could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one could not distinguish among them, but because she was chaste, she took shelter of the Asvini-kumaras so that they could inform her who her actual husband was. A chaste woman will never accept any man other than her husband, even if there be someone equally as handsome and qualified.

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