Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 5: The Creative Impetus

Chapter 2: The Activities of Maharaja Agnidhra. Text 23

सम्परेते पितरि नव भ्रातरो मेरुदुहित्र्मेरुदेवीं प्रतिरूपामुग्रदंष्ट्रीं लतां रम्यां
श्यामां नारीं भद्रां देववीतिमिति संज्ञा नवोदवहन् ॥२३॥

samparete pitari nava bhrÄtaro meru-duhitá¹r merudevÄ«á¹ pratirÅ«pÄm ugradaá¹á¹£á¹­rÄ«á¹ latÄá¹ ramyÄá¹ Å›yÄmÄá¹ nÄrÄ«á¹ bhadrÄá¹ devavÄ«tim iti saá¹jÃ±Ä navodavahan

 samparete pitari - after the departure of their father; nava - nine; bhrÄtaraḥ - brothers; meru-duhitá¹á¸¥ - the daughters of Meru; merudevÄ«m - MerudevÄ«; prati-rÅ«pÄm - PratirÅ«pÄ; ugra-daá¹á¹£á¹­rÄ«m - Ugradaá¹á¹£á¹­rÄ«; latÄm - LatÄ; ramyÄm - RamyÄ; Å›yÄmÄm - ÅšyÄmÄ; nÄrÄ«m - NÄrÄ«; bhadrÄm - BhadrÄ; deva-vÄ«tim - DevavÄ«ti; iti - thus; saá¹jñÄḥ - the names; nava - nine; udavahan - married.


Text

After the departure of their father, the nine brothers married the nine daughters of Meru named MerudevÄ«, PratirÅ«pÄ, Ugradaá¹á¹£á¹­rÄ«, LatÄ, RamyÄ, ÅšyÄmÄ, NÄrÄ«, BhadrÄ and DevavÄ«ti.

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Second Chapter, of the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, entitled “The Activities of MahÄrÄja Ä€gnÄ«dhra.â€