Shloka 28
Kardama Muni’s Penance, Viṣṇu’s Darśana, and the Arrangement of Devahūti’s Marriage
समाहितं ते हृदयं यत्रेमान् परिवत्सरान् । सा त्वां ब्रह्मन्नृपवधू: काममाशु भजिष्यति ॥ २८ ॥
samāhitaṁ te hṛdayaṁ yatremān parivatsarān sā tvāṁ brahman nṛpa-vadhūḥ kāmam āśu bhajiṣyati
ಹೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್! ಇಷ್ಟು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿದ್ದ ಆ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕವಳೇ ಆ ರಾಜವಧು; ಅವಳು ಶೀಘ್ರವೇ ನಿನ್ನದಾಗಿ, ನಿನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ತೃಪ್ತಿಯಾಗುವಂತೆ ಸೇವಿಸುವಳು।
The Lord awards all benedictions according to the heart’s desire of a devotee, so the Lord informed Kardama Muni, “The girl who is coming to be married with you is a princess, the daughter of Emperor Svāyambhuva, and so just suitable for your purpose.” Only by God’s grace can one get a nice wife just as he desires. Similarly, it is only by God’s grace that a girl gets a husband suitable to her heart. Thus it is said that if we pray to the Supreme Lord in every transaction of our material existence, everything will be done very nicely and just suitable to our heart’s desire. In other words, in all circumstances we must take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and depend completely on His decision. Man proposes, God disposes. The fulfillment of desires, therefore, should be entrusted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; that is the nicest solution. Kardama Muni desired only a wife, but because he was a devotee of the Lord, the Lord selected a wife for him who was the Emperor’s daughter, a princess. Thus Kardama Muni got a wife beyond his expectation. If we depend on the choice of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we will receive benedictions in greater opulence than we desire.
FAQs
This verse shows that when the heart is steady and disciplined (samāhita) through tapasya, even worldly aims like marriage can be fulfilled in a dharmic way, without disturbing spiritual life.
Manu reassures Kardama—who had practiced deep austerity—that Devahūti, the king’s daughter, will soon accept him, aligning Kardama’s desire for marriage with Manu’s duty to arrange a righteous match.
Cultivate steadiness through daily sādhana and self-discipline; then make major life choices (career, relationships) in a calm, value-based way rather than from agitation or impulse.