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<blockquote>May the tree planted today prove felicitous for us with its fruits, flowers, fragrance, floral nectar, leaves and shade. May we ourselves prove helpful to the tree through our regular service in providing manure, water and sunshine to it. Oṋḿ shántih, oṋḿ shantih, oṋḿ shantih.</blockquote> | <blockquote>May the tree planted today prove felicitous for us with its fruits, flowers, fragrance, floral nectar, leaves and shade. May we ourselves prove helpful to the tree through our regular service in providing manure, water and sunshine to it. Oṋḿ shántih, oṋḿ shantih, oṋḿ shantih.</blockquote> | ||
Finally Sarakar suggested to lovingly and carefully tend the highly-beneficial trees such as basil, neem [''margosa''], ''ashoka'' [''Saraca indica Linn''] and eucalyptus; and also those yielding fruits and shade. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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