<Dd> "Now let us make a vow together . We shall share love, share the same food, share our strengths, share the same tastes . We shall be of one mind, we shall observe the vows together . I shall be the Samaveda, you the Rigveda, I shall be the Upper World, you the Earth; I shall be the Sukhilam, you the Holder - together we shall live and beget children, and other riches; come thou, O sweet - worded girl!" </Dd> <P> In North Indian weddings, the bride and the groom say the following words after completing the seven steps: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "We have taken the Seven Steps . You have become mine forever . Yes, we have become partners . I have become yours . Hereafter, I cannot live without you . Do not live without me . Let us share the joys . We are word and meaning, united . You are thought and I am sound . May the night be honey - sweet for us . May the morning be honey - sweet for us . May the earth be honey - sweet for us . May the heavens be honey - sweet for us . May the plants be honey - sweet for us . May the sun be all honey for us . May the cows yield us honey - sweet milk . As the heavens are stable, as the earth is stable, as the mountains are stable, as the whole universe is stable, so may our union be permanently settled ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "We have taken the Seven Steps . You have become mine forever . Yes, we have become partners . I have become yours . Hereafter, I cannot live without you . Do not live without me . Let us share the joys . We are word and meaning, united . You are thought and I am sound . May the night be honey - sweet for us . May the morning be honey - sweet for us . May the earth be honey - sweet for us . May the heavens be honey - sweet for us . May the plants be honey - sweet for us . May the sun be all honey for us . May the cows yield us honey - sweet milk . As the heavens are stable, as the earth is stable, as the mountains are stable, as the whole universe is stable, so may our union be permanently settled ." </Dd>

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