Verse 26·VR 1.33.26

सोमदापि सुतं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्य सदृशीं क्रियाम् | यथान्यायं च गन्धर्वी स्नुषास्ताः प्रत्यनंदत | स्पृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा च ताः कन्याः कुशनाभं प्रशस्य च || १-३३-२६

Translation

"Somada, the celestial female and the mother of Brahmadatta, is gladdened to see her son Brahmadatta, for the worthwhile deed done by him in removing the blemish caused by the Air-god to the girls, or in bringing those worthwhile girls as her daughter-in-laws. She is further gladdened while her feet are traditionally and repeatedly touched by a hundred daughter-in-laws in succession, coupled with her own raising of each of the daughter-in-law to embrace for a hundred times. Thus Somada has gone on caressing each of her hundred daughter-in-laws, and in doing so she is gladdened to do so over and over again, she is gladdened. She thus praised Kushanaabha for giving his gemlike daughters as her daughter-in-laws and blessed the daughter-in-laws. [1-33-26]

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gandharvii somadaa api

gandharva female, Somada, even

sutam dR^iSTvaa

son, on seeing

[pratyanandata

gladdened towards them]

taaH kanyaaH

those, girls

spR^iSTvaa spR^iSTvaa

on touching, touching - caressing repeatedly

kushanaabham prashasya ca

praised Kushanaabha, also

putrasya sadR^ishiim kriyaam

worthwhile deed of son; in getting such daughter-in-laws

yathaanyaayam ca

as per tradition, also

taaH snuSaaH pratyanandata

gladdened towards those daughter-in-laws - or - blessed them.

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