Canto 9: LiberationChapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanya and Cyavana Muni

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.3.8

duhitus tad vacah srutva

saryatir jata-sadhvasah

munim prasadayam asa

valmikantarhitam sanaih

SYNONYMS

duhituh -- of his daughter; tat vacah -- that statement; srutva -- after hearing; saryatih -- King Saryati; jata-sadhvasah -- becoming afraid; munim -- unto Cyavana Muni; prasadayam asa -- tried to appease; valmika-antarhitam -- who was sitting within the hole of the earthworm; sanaih -- gradually.

TRANSLATION

After hearing this statement by his daughter, King Saryati was very much afraid. In various ways, he tried to appease Cyavana Muni, for it was he who sat within the hole of the earthworm.

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