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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.13
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
- purā pitā no bhagavān
- dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
- kaṁ vṛṇīta varaṁ vatsā
- ity apṛcchata naḥ pṛthak
purāin days long ago — in days long ago; pitāfather — father; naḥour — our; bhagavānthe most opulent — the most opulent; dakṣaḥDakṣa — Dakṣa; duhitṛaffectionate to his daughters-vatsalaḥaffectionate to his daughters — affectionate to his daughters; kamunto whom — unto whom; vṛṇītayou want to accept — you want to accept; varamyour husband — your husband; vatsāḥO my children — O my children; itithus — thus; apṛcchatainquired — inquired; naḥus — us; pṛthakseparately — separately.
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.
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.