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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.18

యేనేద‍ృశీం గతిమసౌ దశమాస్య ఈశ సంగ్రాహిత: పురుదయేన భవాద‍ృశేన । స్వేనైవ తుష్యతు కృతేన స దీననాథ: కో నామ తత్ప్రతి వినాఞ్జలిమస్య కుర్యాత్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥
yenedṛśīṁ gatim asau daśa-māsya īśa
[yenedrisheem gatim asau dasha-maasya eesha]
saṅgrāhitaḥ puru-dayena bhavādṛśena
[sangraahitah puru-dayena bhavaadrishena]
svenaiva tuṣyatu kṛtena sa dīna-nāthaḥ
[svenaiva tushyatu kritena sa deena-naathah]
ko nāma tat-prati vināṣjalim asya kuryāt
[ko naama tat-prati vinaashjalim asya kuryaat]
yena — by whom (the Lord) īdṛśīm — such gatim — a condition asau — that person (myself) daśa-māsyaḥ — ten months old īśa — O Lord saṅgrāhitaḥ — was made to accept puru-dayena — very merciful bhavādṛśena — incomparable svena — own eva — alone tuṣyatu — may He be pleased kṛtena — with His act saḥ — that dīna-nāthaḥ — refuge of the fallen souls kaḥ — who nāma — indeed tat — that mercy prati — in return vinā — except with aṣjalim — folded hands asya — of the Lord kuryāt — can repay.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yenedṛśīṁ gatim asau daśa-māsya īśa
yena
by whom (the Lord)
īdṛśīm
such
gatim
a condition
asau
that person (myself)
daśa-māsyaḥ
ten months old
īśa
O Lord
saṅgrāhitaḥ puru-dayena bhavādṛśena
saṅgrāhitaḥ
was made to accept
puru-dayena
very merciful
bhavādṛśena
incomparable
svenaiva tuṣyatu kṛtena sa dīna-nāthaḥ
svena
own
eva
alone
tuṣyatu
may He be pleased
kṛtena
with His act
saḥ
that
dīna-nāthaḥ
refuge of the fallen souls
kaḥ
who
nāma
indeed
ko nāma tat-prati vināṣjalim asya kuryāt
tat
that mercy
prati
in return
vinā
except with
aṣjalim
folded hands
asya
of the Lord
kuryāt
can repay.
My dear Lord, by Your causeless mercy I am awakened to consciousness, although I am only ten months old. For this causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the friend of all fallen souls, there is no way to express my gratitude but to pray with folded hands.

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, intelligence and forgetfulness are both supplied by the Supersoul sitting with the individual soul within the body. When He sees that a conditioned soul is very serious about getting out of the clutches of the material influence, the Supreme Lord gives intelligence internally as Supersoul and externally as the spiritual master, or, as an incarnation of the Personality of Godhead Himself, He helps by speaking instructions such as Bhagavad-gītā. The Lord is always seeking the opportunity to reclaim the fallen souls to His abode, the kingdom of God. We should always feel very much obliged to the Personality of Godhead, for He is always anxious to bring us into the happy condition of eternal life. There is no sufficient means to repay the Personality of Godhead for His act of benediction; therefore, we can simply feel gratitude and pray to the Lord with folded hands. This prayer of the child in the womb may be questioned by some atheistic people. How can a child pray in such a nice way in the womb of his mother? Everything is possible by the grace of the Lord. The child is put into such a precarious condition externally, but internally he is the same, and the Lord is there. By the transcendental energy of the Lord, everything is possible.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Lord! I have received the rare blessing of being a devotee in the womb for ten months by great mercy that can be given by you alone. You, the saviour of those suffering, should be satisfied with your actions. Who can repay your mercy, except by folding his hands in thanks? “You have asked me, ‘When will I get out?’ Are you suggesting that I am merciless since I do not get you out right now?” With shame, fear, biting his tongue, putting himself in a humble position, the jīva speaks. I, situated in this womb for ten months, have received this situation of being your devotee, rare even for devatās, by mercy which can come from no one except you (bhavādṛśena). Such a nature is impossible for me to attain even in a life time of Brahmā. May you be satisfied by your actions! Who can compensate for that mercy? I can only fold my hands.
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