SB 10.58.20
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 20
- śrī-kālindy uvāca
- ahaṁ devasya savitur
- duhitā patim icchatī
- viṣṇuṁ vareṇyaṁ vara-daṁ
- tapaḥ paramam āsthitaḥ
SYNONYMS
śrī-kālindī uvāca — Śrī Kālindī said; aham — I; devasya — of the demigod; savituḥ — Savitā (the sun-god); duhitā — the daughter; patim — as my husband; icchatī — desiring; viṣṇum — Lord Viṣṇu; vareṇyam — the most choice; vara-dam — bestower of one's choice; tapaḥ — in austerities; paramam — extreme; āsthitaḥ — engaged.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Śrī Kālindī said: I am the daughter of the sun-god. I desire to get as my husband the most excellent and munificent Lord Viṣṇu, and to that end I am performing severe penances.
PURPORT
As Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out, Śrīmatī Kālindī correctly understood that Lord Viṣṇu, being the source of all benedictions, is the supreme husband and can thus fulfill all the desires of His wife.