Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.7
प्रीत्या शनैर्गद्गदया गिरा हरिं
तुष्टाव सा देव्यदिति: कुरूद्वह ।
उद्वीक्षती सा पिबतीव चक्षुषा
रमापतिं यज्ञपतिं जगत्पतिम् ॥ ७ ॥
prītyā śanair gadgadayā girā hariṁ
[preetyaa shanair gadgadayaa giraa harim]
tuṣṭāva sā devy aditiḥ kurūdvaha
[tushtaava saa devy aditih kuroodvaha]
udvīkṣatī sā pibatīva cakṣuṣā
[udveekshatee saa pibateeva chakshushaa]
ramā-patiṁ yajña-patiṁ jagat-patim
[ramaa-patim yajna-patim jagat-patim]
Word-for-word
prītyā
—
because of love
śanaiḥ
—
again and again
gadgadayā
—
faltering
girā
—
with a voice
harim
—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tuṣṭāva
—
pleased
sā
—
she
devī
—
the demigoddess
aditiḥ
—
Aditi
kuru-udvaha
—
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
udvīkṣatī
—
while staring
sā
—
she
pibatī iva
—
appeared as if she were drinking
cakṣuṣā
—
through the eyes
ramā-patim
—
unto the Lord, the husband of the goddess of fortune
yajña-patim
—
unto the Lord, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies
jagat-patim
—
the master and Lord of the entire universe.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prītyā śanair gadgadayā girā hariṁ
prītyā
because of love
śanaiḥ
again and again
gadgadayā
faltering
girā
with a voice
harim
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tuṣṭāva sā devy aditiḥ kurūdvaha
tuṣṭāva
pleased
sā
she
devī
the demigoddess
aditiḥ
Aditi
kuru-udvaha
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
udvīkṣatī
while staring
udvīkṣatī sā pibatīva cakṣuṣā
sā
she
pibatī iva
appeared as if she were drinking
cakṣuṣā
through the eyes
ramā-patiṁ yajña-patiṁ jagat-patim
ramā-patim
unto the Lord, the husband of the goddess of fortune
yajña-patim
unto the Lord, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies
jagat-patim
the master and Lord of the entire universe.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the demigoddess Aditi then began offering her prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in a faltering voice and with great love. She appeared as though drinking through her eyes the Supreme Lord, who is the husband of the goddess of fortune, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies, and the master and Lord of the entire universe.
Purport
After observing the payo-vrata, Aditi was certain that the Lord had appeared before her as Ramā-pati, the husband of all good fortune, just to offer her sons all opulences. She had performed the yajña of payo-vrata under the direction of her husband, Kaśyapa, and therefore she thought of the Lord as Yajña-pati. She was completely satisfied to see the master and Lord of the entire universe come before her to fulfill her desire.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit! Aditi then began offering her prayers to the Supreme Lord in a faltering voice with great love. She appeared as though drinking through her eyes the Supreme Lord, who is the husband of the goddess of fortune, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies, and the master of the universe.
She looked so intently at the Lord that it seemed she was drinking him with her eyes. She saw the Lord as the husband of Lakṣmī: the Lord could give all wealth to her sons. She saw the Lord as the master of sacrifice, who had appeared because of her vow, which was the essence of all sacrifice. She saw him as the master of the world: by his appearance he would deliver the world.
Personal Guidance
Aditi began praying in faltering voice with great love, drinking the Lord through her eyes. The faltering voice is part of the prayer. Imperfect speech offered in love is perfect offering.
Reflection Questions
- Do I refuse to pray when my words might falter, preferring articulate silence to halting love?
- Where would imperfect, tearful praise actually be more accurate than my polished prayers?
My note
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