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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 4]
“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the spiritual platform.” By engaging one in devotional service, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement keeps one always transcendental to anger, greed, lust, envy and so forth. One must perform devotional service because otherwise one will become victimized by the modes of material nature.
TEXT 15
अलं दग्धेर्दुमैर्दीनैः खिलानां शिवमस्तु वः । वाक्षीं ह्येषा वरा कन्या पत्नीत्वे प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥१५॥
alam dagdhair drumair dīnaiḥ khilānām śivam astu vaḥ vārkṣī hy eṣā varā kanyā patnītve pratigṛhyatām
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.
TRANSLATION
There is no need to burn these poor trees any longer. Let what-ever 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.
TEXT 16
इत्यामन्त्र्य वरारोहां कन्यामाप्सरसीं नृप । सोमो राजा ययौ दत्त्वा ते धर्मेणोपयेमिरे ॥१६॥
ity āmantrya varārohām kanyām āpsarasīm nṛpa