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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.17

श्रीब्रह्मोवाच उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते तप:सिद्धोऽसि काश्यप । वरदोऽहमनुप्राप्तो व्रियतामीप्सितो वर: ॥ १७ ॥
śrī-brahmovāca
[shree-brahmovaacha]
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṁ te
[uttishthottishtha bhadram te]
tapaḥ-siddho ’si kāśyapa
[tapah-siddho ’si kaashyapa]
varado ’ham anuprāpto
[varado ’ham anupraapto]
vriyatām īpsito varaḥ
[vriyataam eepsito varah]
Word-for-word
śrī-brahmā uvāca — Lord Brahmā said uttiṣṭha — please get up uttiṣṭha — get up bhadram — good fortune te — unto you tapaḥ-siddhaḥ — perfect in executing austerities asi — you are kāśyapa — O son of Kaśyapa vara-daḥ — the giver of benediction aham — I anuprāptaḥ — arrived vriyatām — let it be submitted īpsitaḥ — desired varaḥ — benediction.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-brahmovāca
śrī-brahmā uvāca
Lord Brahmā said
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṁ te
uttiṣṭha
please get up
uttiṣṭha
get up
bhadram
good fortune
te
unto you
tapaḥ-siddho ’si kāśyapa
tapaḥ-siddhaḥ
perfect in executing austerities
asi
you are
kāśyapa
O son of Kaśyapa
varado ’ham anuprāpto
vara-daḥ
the giver of benediction
vriyatām īpsito varaḥ
aham
I
anuprāptaḥ
arrived
vriyatām
let it be submitted
īpsitaḥ
desired
varaḥ
benediction.
Lord Brahmā said: O son of Kaśyapa Muni, please get up, please get up. All good fortune unto you. You are now perfect in the performance of your austerities, and therefore I may give you a benediction. You may now ask from me whatever you desire, and I shall try to fulfill your wish.
Purport

Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes from the Skanda Purāṇa, which says that Hiraṇyakaśipu, having become a devotee of Lord Brahmā, who is known as Hiraṇyagarbha, and having undergone a severe austerity to please him, is also known as Hiraṇyaka. Rākṣasas and demons worship various demigods, such as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, just to take the post of these demigods. This we have already explained in previous verses.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Brahmā said: O son of Kaśyapa! Please get up! All good fortune unto you! Your austerity will bear fruit now. I, who will give you benedictions, have arrived. Ask your desired boon.
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā greets Hiraṇyakaśipu: rise, you have perfected austerity, ask any benediction. Even the demonic, when they fulfill their part of cosmic law, receive their boon. The universe responds to sincerity of effort, regardless of motive — a sobering and humbling truth.
Reflection Questions
  • What boon is being offered to you right now because of effort already invested?
  • Are you ready to choose a benediction wisely, or will you ask for what binds you?
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