tathā iti - when King Vṛṣaparvā agreed to Śukrācārya's proposal; avasthite - the situation being settled in this way; prāha - said; devayānī - the daughter of Śukrācārya; manogatam - her desire; pitrā - by the father; dattā - given; yataḥ - to whomever; yāsye - I shall go; sa-anugā - with her friends; yātu - shall go; mām anu - as my follower or servant.

After hearing Śukrācārya’s request, Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī’s desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī then expressed her desire as follows: “Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends.”