Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.51
एषा पञ्चजनस्याङ्ग दुहिता वै प्रजापते: ।
असिक्नी नाम पत्नीत्वे प्रजेश प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ ५१ ॥
eṣā pañcajanasyāṅga
[eshaa panchajanasyaanga]
duhitā vai prajāpateḥ
[duhitaa vai prajaapateh]
asiknī nāma patnītve
[asiknee naama patneetve]
prajeśa pratigṛhyatām
[prajesha pratigrihyataam]
Word-for-word
eṣā
—
this
pañcajanasya
—
of Pañcajana
aṅga
—
O My dear son
duhitā
—
the daughter
vai
—
indeed
prajāpateḥ
—
another prajāpati
asiknī nāma
—
of the name Asiknī
patnītve
—
as your wife
prajeśa
—
O prajāpati
pratigṛhyatām
—
let her be accepted.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eṣā pañcajanasyāṅga
eṣā
this
pañcajanasya
of Pañcajana
aṅga
O My dear son
duhitā vai prajāpateḥ
duhitā
the daughter
vai
indeed
prajāpateḥ
another prajāpati
asiknī nāma patnītve
asiknī nāma
of the name Asiknī
patnītve
as your wife
prajeśa pratigṛhyatām
prajeśa
O prajāpati
pratigṛhyatām
let her be accepted.
O My dear son Dakṣa, Prajāpati Pañcajana has a daughter named Asiknī, whom I offer to you so that you may accept her as your wife.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O My dear son Dakṣa! O master of the progeny! Please accept in marriage the daughter of Prajāpati Pañcajana named Asiknī.
You should make all efforts to increase the population by all means.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord offers Dakṣa Asiknī, Prajāpati Pañcajana's daughter, as his wife. Even in cosmic mission, marriage is arranged within the Lord's plan — relationships are part of dharma, not distractions from it.
Reflection Questions
- Do I see my marriage or future marriage as the Lord's arrangement or as my project?
- What does it mean to receive a relationship rather than only choose it?
My note
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