Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verse 1.16.30, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 1 of Chapter 16 (Description of Shri Radhika’s Wedding) of Canto 1 (goloka-khanda).
Verse 1.16.30
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
यदा युवां प्रीति-युतौ च दम्-पती
परात् परौ ताव् अनुरूप-रूपितौ
तथापि लोक-व्यवहार-सङ्ग्रहाद्
विधिं विवाहस्य तु कारयाम्य् अहम्
yadā yuvāṃ prīti-yutau ca dam-patī
parāt parau tāv anurūpa-rūpitau
tathāpi loka-vyavahāra-saṅgrahād
vidhiṃ vivāhasya tu kārayāmy aham
yadā—when; yuvām—for You both; prīti-yutau—endowed with love; ca—also; dam-patī—husband and wife; parāt parau—greater than the greatest; tau—both; anurūpa-rūpitau—suitable for each other; tathāpi—still; loka-vyavahāra-saṅgrahāt—according to the ways of this world; vidhim—the ceremony; vivāhasya—of marriage; tu—certainly; kārayāmi—perform; aham—I.
English translation of verse 1.16.30:
Greater than the greatest and perfect for each other, You are already a loving husband and wife. Still, following the ways of this world, I will now perform Your wedding-ceremony.