Bhagavata Purana 9.18.29
Srimad Bhagavatam · 18 · Verse 29
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Sanskrit Original
पित्रादत्तादेवयान्यै शर्मिष्ठासानुगातदा । स्वानां तत् सङ्कटं वीक्ष्य तदर्थस्य च गौरवम् । देवयानीं पर्यचरत् स्त्रीसहस्रेण दासवत् ॥ २९ ॥
pitrā dattā devayānyai śarmiṣṭhā sānugā tadā svānāṁ tat saṅkaṭaṁ vīkṣya tad-arthasya ca gauravam devayānīṁ paryacarat strī-sahasreṇa dāsavat
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Vṛṣaparvā wisely thought that Śukrācārya’s displeasure would bring danger and that his pleasure would bring material gain. Therefore he carried out Śukrācārya’s order and served him like a slave. He gave his daughter Śarmiṣṭhā to Devayānī, and Śarmiṣṭhā served Devayānī like a slave, along with thousands of other women.