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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.15

अलं दग्धैर्द्रुमैर्दीनै: खिलानां शिवमस्तु व: । वार्क्षी ह्येषा वरा कन्या पत्नीत्वे प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ १५ ॥
alaṁ dagdhair drumair dīnaiḥ
[alam dagdhair drumair deenaih]
khilānāṁ śivam astu vaḥ
[khilaanaam shivam astu vah]
vārkṣī hy eṣā varā kanyā
[vaarkshee hy eshaa varaa kanyaa]
patnītve pratigṛhyatām
[patneetve pratigrihyataam]
Word-for-word
alam — enough dagdhaiḥ — with burning drumaiḥ — the trees dīnaiḥ — poor khilānām — of the remainder of the trees śivam — all good fortune astu — let there be vaḥ — of you vārkṣī — raised by the trees hi — indeed eṣā — this varā — choice kanyā — daughter patnītve — into wifehood pratigṛhyatām — let her be accepted.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
alaṁ dagdhair drumair dīnaiḥ
alam
enough
dagdhaiḥ
with burning
drumaiḥ
the trees
dīnaiḥ
poor
khilānāṁ śivam astu vaḥ
khilānām
of the remainder of the trees
śivam
all good fortune
astu
let there be
vaḥ
of you
vārkṣī hy eṣā varā kanyā
vārkṣī
raised by the trees
hi
indeed
eṣā
this
varā
choice
kanyā
daughter
patnītve pratigṛhyatām
patnītve
into wifehood
pratigṛhyatām
let her be accepted.
There is no need to burn these poor trees any longer. Let whatever trees still remain be happy. Indeed, you should also be happy. Now, here is a beautiful, well-qualified girl named Māriṣā, who was raised by the trees as their daughter. You may accept this beautiful girl as your wife.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Enough has been said about the burned trees. Let the remaining trees stand. Accept the excellent daughter of the trees as your wife. Having seen that bheda did not pacify their anger, he then uses dāna, giving gifts. She was considered the daughter of the trees (vārkṣī) because she was raised by the trees.
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Personal Guidance
Stop burning, Soma says, and accept Māriṣā, a beautiful girl raised by the trees, as your wife. Reconciliation, not destruction, is the path forward — and it bears fruit.
Reflection Questions
  • Where could a long-running conflict become a marriage of energies instead?
  • What 'gift of the trees' might I receive if I lay down my fire?
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