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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.14.37

एवं वित्तव्यतिषङ्गविवृद्धवैरानुबन्धोऽपि पूर्ववासनया मिथ उद्वहत्यथापवहति ॥ ३७ ॥
evaṁ vitta-vyatiṣaṅga-vivṛddha-vairānubandho ’pi pūrva-vāsanayā mitha udvahaty athāpavahati.
[evam vitta-vyatishanga-vivriddha-vairaanubandho ’pi poorva-vaasanayaa mitha udvahaty athaapavahati.]
Word-for-word
evam — in this way vitta-vyatiṣaṅga — because of monetary transactions vivṛddha — increased vaira-anubandhaḥ — having relationships of enmity api — although pūrva-vāsanayā — by the fructifying results of previous impious activities mithaḥ — with each other udvahati — become united by means of the marriage of sons and daughters atha — thereafter apavahati — they give up the marriage or get a divorce.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ vitta-vyatiṣaṅga-vivṛddha-vairānubandho ’pi pūrva-vāsanayā mitha udvahaty athāpavahati.
evam
in this way
vitta-vyatiṣaṅga
because of monetary transactions
vivṛddha
increased
vaira-anubandhaḥ
having relationships of enmity
api
although
pūrva-vāsanayā
by the fructifying results of previous impious activities
mithaḥ
with each other
udvahati
become united by means of the marriage of sons and daughters
atha
thereafter
apavahati
they give up the marriage or get a divorce.
Although people may be enemies, in order to fulfill their desires again and again, they sometimes get married. Unfortunately, these marriages do not last very long, and the people involved are separated again by divorce or other means.
Purport

As stated previously, every conditioned soul has the propensity to cheat, even in marriage. Everywhere in this material world, one conditioned soul is envious of another. For the time being, people may remain friends, but eventually they become enemies again and fight over money. Sometimes they marry and then separate by divorce or other means. On the whole, unity is never permanent. Due to the cheating propensity, both parties always remain envious. Even in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, separation and enmity take place due to the prominence of material propensities.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Having increased enmity with others because of transactions for money, he marries according to his previous karmas and then gives up the marriage. This explains the sentence “Living with increased enmity because of business transactions for wealth, he marries” in SB 5.13.13. Apavahati means again he gives up that marriage.
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Personal Guidance
Marriages between former enemies, formed to fulfill desires, often end in divorce. Without a higher binding agent, attraction alone will not hold two souls together for long. The agent matters more than the attraction.
Reflection Questions
  • What is the actual binding agent in your closest relationship — attraction, convenience, or shared devotion?
  • Where could shared devotion be strengthened so the relationship can survive shifting attractions?
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