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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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पुरा पिता नो भगवान्दक्षो दुहितृवत्सलः
कं वृणीत वरं वत्सा इत्यपृच्छत नः पृथक्
purā pitā no bhagavān
dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
kaṁ vṛṇīta varaṁ vatsā
ity apṛcchata naḥ pṛthak
WORD BY WORD
purā — in days long ago; pitā — father; naḥ — our; bhagavān — the most opulent; dakṣaḥ — Dakṣa; duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ — affectionate to his daughters; kam — unto whom; vṛṇīta — you want to accept; varam — your husband; vatsāḥ — O my children; iti — thus; apṛcchata — inquired; naḥ — us; pṛthak — separately.;
TRANSLATION
 | In days long ago, our father, the most opulent Dakṣa, who was affectionate to his daughters, asked each of us separately whom we would prefer to select as our husband.
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PURPORT
| | It appears from this verse that free selection of a husband was allowed by the father, but not by free association. The daughters were asked separately to submit their selection of a husband who was famous for his acts and personality. The ultimate selection depended on the choice of the father.
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