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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.18

త్వయార్చితశ్చాహమపత్యగుప్తయే పయోవ్రతేనానుగుణం సమీడిత: । స్వాంశేన పుత్రత్వముపేత్య తే సుతాన్ గోప్తాస్మి మారీచతపస్యధిష్ఠిత: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
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]
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.
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.
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