# SB 3.22.24 > प्रत्तां दुहितरं सम्राट्सदृक्षाय गतव्यथः । > उपगुह्य च बाहुभ्यामौत्कण्ठ्योन्मथिताशयः ॥२४॥ ## Text > prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ > sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ > upaguhya ca bāhubhyām > autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ ## Synonyms *prattām*—who was given; *duhitaram*—daughter; *samrāṭ*—the Emperor (Manu); *sadṛkṣāya*—unto a suitable person; *gata*-*vyathaḥ*—relieved of his responsibility; *upaguhya*—embracing; *ca*—and; *bāhubhyām*—with his two arms; *autkaṇṭhya*-*unmathita*-*āśayaḥ*—having an anxious and agitated mind. ## Translation **Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms.** ## Purport A father always remains in anxiety until he can hand over his grownup daughter to a suitable boy. A father and mother's responsibility for children continues until they marry them to suitable spouses; when the father is able to perform that duty, he is relieved of his responsibility.