Vaishnava Samhita. Vishnudevi Charitam. Vol II Book VI Chp 9 Shlokas 7 - 8 November 7, 2016 Subhashri Vyas अप्राप्तयौवनां बालामज्ञयातरतिकेलिकाम् |कस्मैचिद्धनिकायासौ प्रददौ विधिपूर्वकम् ||पतिसंयोगसुलभं वयो यावत्प्रजायते |तावत् पितृगृहे सा च ववृधे मातृलालिता ||Before she attained the adolescent stage and understood the joy of wedded life, her father gave her in marriage to a rich man. Till she reached the threshold of youth she was living with her parents under the fond care of her mother.
