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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.15

माता शिशूनां निधनं सुतानां निशम्य घोरं परितप्यमाना । तदारुदद्वाष्पकलाकुलाक्षी तां सान्‍त्वयन्नाह किरीटमाली ॥ १५ ॥
mātā śiśūnāṁ nidhanaṁ sutānāṁ
[maataa shishoonaam nidhanam sutaanaam]
niśamya ghoraṁ paritapyamānā
[nishamya ghoram paritapyamaanaa]
tadārudad vāṣpa-kalākulākṣī
[tadaarudad vaashpa-kalaakulaakshee]
tāṁ sāntvayann āha kirīṭamālī
[taam saantvayann aaha kireetamaalee]
Word-for-word
mātā — the mother śiśūnām — of the children nidhanam — massacre sutānām — of the sons niśamya — after hearing ghoram — ghastly paritapyamānā — lamenting tadā — at that time arudat — began to cry vāṣpa-kala-ākula-akṣī — with tears in the eyes tām — her sāntvayan — pacifying āha — said kirīṭamālī — Arjuna.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mātā śiśūnāṁ nidhanaṁ sutānāṁ
mātā
the mother
śiśūnām
of the children
nidhanam
massacre
sutānām
of the sons
niśamya ghoraṁ paritapyamānā
niśamya
after hearing
ghoram
ghastly
paritapyamānā
lamenting
tadārudad vāṣpa-kalākulākṣī
tadā
at that time
arudat
began to cry
vāṣpa-kala-ākula-akṣī
with tears in the eyes
tāṁ sāntvayann āha kirīṭamālī
tām
her
sāntvayan
pacifying
āha
said
kirīṭamālī
Arjuna.
Draupadī, the mother of the five children of the Pāṇḍavas, after hearing of the massacre of her sons, began to cry in distress with eyes full of tears. Trying to pacify her in her great loss, Arjuna spoke to her thus:
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
At that time their mother hearing of the terrible death of her youthful sons, pained, eyes full of tears, began to lament. Arjuna spoke to pacify her.
Commentary

Arjuna is called kirīṭamalī because he accepted many crowns, or because he had a garland in his crown.

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Personal Guidance
Draupadī wept when she heard her sons were killed. Arjuna tried to pacify her with promises of justice. Real love does not ignore another's grief; it speaks into it and acts.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose grief am I avoiding because I don't know what to say?
  • What action — not just words — would actually pacify someone I love?
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