SB 9.3.31 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान् ब्रह्मा प्रहस्य तमुवाच ह । अहो राजन् निरुद्धास्ते कालेन हृदि ये कृता: ॥ ३१ ॥

Verse text

tac chrutvā bhagavān brahmā prahasya tam uvāca ha aho rājan niruddhās te kālena hṛdi ye kṛtāḥ

Synonyms

tat — that ; śrutvā — hearing ; bhagavān — the most powerful ; brahmā — Lord Brahmā ; prahasya — after laughing ; tam — unto King Kakudmī ; uvāca ha — said ; aho — alas ; rājan — O King ; niruddhāḥ — all gone ; te — all of them ; kālena — by the course of time ; hṛdi — within the core of the heart ; ye — all of them ; kṛtāḥ — who have been decided upon for acceptance as your son-in-law .

Translation

After hearing his words, Lord Brahmā, who is most powerful, laughed loudly and said to Kakudmī: O King, all those whom you may have decided within the core of your heart to accept as your son-in-law have passed away in the course of time.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

After hearing his words, Brahmā, who is most powerful, laughed and said to Kakudmī: O King, all those whom you may have decided within the core of your heart to accept as your son-in-law have passed away in the course of time. Those who were considered as son-in-laws in your heart have passed away.