प्रत्तां दुहितरं सम्राट्सदृक्षाय गतव्यथः ।
उपगुह्य च बाहुभ्यामौत्कण्ठ्योन्मथिताशयः ॥२४॥
Text
prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ
sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ
upaguhya ca bāhubhyām
autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ
Synonyms
prattām—who was given; duhitaram—daughter; samrat—the Emperor (Manu); sadṛkṣāya—unto a suitable person; gata-vyathah—relieved of his responsibility; upaguhya—embracing; ca—and; bāhubhyām—with his two arms; autkaṇṭhya-unmathita-asayah—having an anxious and agitated mind. ¶
Translation
Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms. ¶
Purport
A father always remains in anxiety until he can hand over his grownup daughter to a suitable boy. A father and mother’s responsibility for children continues until they marry them to suitable spouses; when the father is able to perform that duty, he is relieved of his responsibility. ¶