Vijaya Kumāra was absent for about a month. During this time, Vrajanātha’s grandmother, who understood the dispositions of both Vrajanātha and Vijaya Kumāra, arranged for a suitable bride through a brāhmaṇa mediator. When Vijaya Kumāra was informed, he sent his younger brother to Bilva-puṣkarinī to organize the wedding ceremony, which was duly performed at an astrologically auspicious time on an auspicious day.
Vijaya Kumāra arrived some time later, when all the marriage proceedings had been completed. He sat without much interest in the situation around him, and did not discuss worldly affairs such as health and prosperity, for his heart was deeply absorbed in spiritual matters. Vrajanātha detected his indifference, and said, “Uncle, your heart appears to be uncertain these days. Why is that? It is simply by your order that I am bound in the shackles of worldly life. What have you decided to do yourself?”