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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.3.7
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 7
- tatrāhṛtās tā nara-deva-kanyāḥ
- kujena dṛṣṭvā harim ārta-bandhum
- utthāya sadyo jagṛhuḥ praharṣa-
- vrīḍānurāga-prahitāvalokaiḥ
tatrainside the house of Narakāsura — inside the house of Narakāsura; āhṛtāḥkidnapped — kidnapped; tāḥall those — all those; naradaughters of many kings-devadaughters of many kings-kanyāḥdaughters of many kings — daughters of many kings; kujenaby the demon — by the demon; dṛṣṭvāby seeing — by seeing; harimthe Lord — the Lord; ārtathe friend of the distressed-bandhumthe friend of the distressed — the friend of the distressed; utthāyaat once got up — at once got up; sadyaḥthen and there — then and there; jagṛhuḥaccepted — accepted; praharṣajoyfully — joyfully; vrīḍashyness — shyness; anurāgaattachment — attachment; prahitaby eager glances-avalokaiḥby eager glances — by eager glances.
There in the house of the demon, all the princesses kidnapped by Narakāsura at once became alert upon seeing the Lord, the friend of the distressed. They looked upon Him with eagerness, joy and shyness and offered to be His wives.
Narakāsura kidnapped many daughters of great kings and kept them imprisoned in his palace. But when he was killed by the Lord and the Lord entered the house of the demon, all the princesses were enlivened with joy and offered to become His wives because the Lord is the only friend of the distressed. Unless the Lord accepted them, there would be no chance of their being married because the demon kidnapped them from their fathers' custody and therefore no one would agree to marry them. According to Vedic society, girls are transferred from the custody of the father to the custody of the husband. Since these princesses had already been taken away from the custody of their fathers, it would have been difficult for them to have any husband other than the Lord Himself.