Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.18
त्वयार्चितश्चाहमपत्यगुप्तये
पयोव्रतेनानुगुणं समीडित: ।
स्वांशेन पुत्रत्वमुपेत्य ते सुतान्
गोप्तास्मि मारीचतपस्यधिष्ठित: ॥ १८ ॥
tvayārcitaś cāham apatya-guptaye
[tvayaarchitash chaaham apatya-guptaye]
payo-vratenānuguṇaṁ samīḍitaḥ
[payo-vratenaanugunam sameeditah]
svāṁśena putratvam upetya te sutān
[svaamshena putratvam upetya te sutaan]
goptāsmi mārīca-tapasy adhiṣṭhitaḥ
[goptaasmi maareecha-tapasy adhishthitah]
Word-for-word
tvayā
—
by you
arcitaḥ
—
being worshiped
ca
—
also
aham
—
I
apatya-guptaye
—
giving protection to your sons
payaḥ-vratena
—
by the payo-vrata vow
anuguṇam
—
as far as possible
samīḍitaḥ
—
properly worshiped
sva-aṁśena
—
by My plenary portion
putratvam
—
becoming your son
upetya
—
taking this opportunity
te sutān
—
to your other sons
goptā asmi
—
I shall give protection
mārīca
—
of Kaśyapa Muni
tapasi
—
in the austerity
adhiṣṭhitaḥ
—
situated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvayārcitaś cāham apatya-guptaye
tvayā
by you
arcitaḥ
being worshiped
ca
also
aham
I
apatya-guptaye
giving protection to your sons
payo-vratenānuguṇaṁ samīḍitaḥ
payaḥ-vratena
by the payo-vrata vow
anuguṇam
as far as possible
samīḍitaḥ
properly worshiped
svāṁśena putratvam upetya te sutān
sva-aṁśena
by My plenary portion
putratvam
becoming your son
upetya
taking this opportunity
te sutān
to your other sons
goptāsmi mārīca-tapasy adhiṣṭhitaḥ
goptā asmi
I shall give protection
mārīca
of Kaśyapa Muni
tapasi
in the austerity
adhiṣṭhitaḥ
situated.
You have prayed to Me and properly worshiped Me by performing the great payo-vrata ceremony for the sake of protecting your sons. Because of Kaśyapa Muni’s austerities, I shall agree to become your son and thus protect your other sons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You have praised and worshiped me properly by performing the payo-vrata for the sake of protecting your sons. Situated in Kaśyapa Muni's austerities, becoming your son by my portion, I shall protect your other sons.
Situated in the austerity of Kaśyapa, I will become your son.
Personal Guidance
Because of Kaśyapa's austerities, I will become your son to protect your other sons. The Lord arrives as solution by incarnating Himself. The biggest blessings ride on a husband's tapasya as much as a wife's vow.
Reflection Questions
- Where is my partner's tapasya contributing to a blessing I think I earned alone?
- What 'other sons' might benefit if the Lord chose to enter our household more deeply?
My note
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