śrī-kālindy uvāca
ahaḿ devasya savitur
duhitā patim icchatī
viṣṇuḿ vareṇyaḿ vara-daḿ
tapaḥ paramam āsthitaḥ
sri-kalindi uvaca -- Sri Kalindi said; aham -- I; devasya -- of the demigod; savituh -- Savita (the sun-god); duhita -- the daughter; patim -- as my husband; icchati -- desiring; vishnum -- Lord Vishnu; varenyam -- the most choice; vara-dam -- bestower of one's choice; tapah -- in austerities; paramam -- extreme; asthitah -- engaged.
Sri Kalindi said: I am the daughter of the sun-god. I desire to get as my husband the most excellent and munificent Lord Vishnu, and to that end I am performing severe penances.
As Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out, Srimati Kalindi correctly understood that Lord Vishnu, being the source of all benedictions, is the supreme husband and can thus fulfill all the desires of His wife.
