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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 3, Ch. 24 ]
bhagavāmṣ te 'kṣaro garbham adūrāt samprapatsyate
rṣiḥ uvāca—the sage said; mā khidaḥ—do not be disappointed; rāja-putri—  
  O princess;  ittham—in this way; ātmānam—yourself; prati—towards; anin-  
 dite—O praiseworthy Devahūti; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of  
  Godhead;  te—your; akṣaraḥ—infallible; garbham—womb; adūrāt—without  
  delay;  samprapatsyate—will enter.
TRANSLATION
The sage said: Do not be disappointed with yourself, O princess. You are actually praiseworthy. The infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead will shortly enter your womb as your son.
PURPORT
Kardama Muni encouraged his wife not to be sorry, thinking herself unfortunate, because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by His incar- 
  nation, was going to come from her body.
TEXT 3
धृतव्रतासि भद्रं ते दमेन नियमेन च । 
  तपोद्रविणदानैश्च श्रद्धया चेश्वरं भज ॥ ३ ॥
dhṛta-vratāsi bhadram te 
  damena niyamena ca 
  tapo-draviṇa-dānaiś ca 
  śraddhayā ceśvaram bhaja
dhṛta-vratā asi—you have undertaken sacred vows; bhadram te—may  
  God bless you;  damena—by control of the senses; niyamena—by religious  
  observances;  ca—and; tapaḥ—austerities; draviṇa—of money; dānaiḥ—by  
  giving in charity;  ca—and; śraddhayā—with great faith; ca—and; īśvaram—  
  the Supreme Lord;  bhaja—worship.
TRANSLATION
You have undertaken sacred vows. God will bless you. Hence you should worship the Lord with great faith, through sensual control, religious ob-  
 servances, austerities and gifts of your money in charity.