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The Payo-vrata Process of Worship
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tathā vidhehi kalyāṇam dhiyā kalyāṇa-kṛttama
yathā—as; tāni—all of our lost things; punaḥ—again; sādho—O great saintly person; prapadyeran—can regain; mama—my; ātma-jāḥ—offspring (sons); tathā—so; vidhehi—kindly do; kalyāṇam—auspiciousness; dhiyā—by consideration; kalyāṇa-kṛt-tama—O you who are the best person to act for our welfare.
TRANSLATION
O best of sages, best of all those who grant auspicious benedictions, please consider our situation and bestow upon my sons the benedictions by which they can regain what they have lost.
TEXT 18
श्रीशुक उवाच
एवमभ्यर्थितोऽदित्या कस्तामाह सयन्निव । अहो मायाबलं विष्णोः स्नेहबद्धमिदं जगत् ॥१८॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evam abhyarthito 'dityā kas tām āha smayann iva aho māyā-balam viṣṇoḥ sneha-baddham idam jagat
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—in this way; abhyarthitaḥ—being requested; adityā—by Aditi; kaḥ—Kaśyapa Muni; tām—unto her; āha—said; smayan—smiling; iva—just like; aho—alas; māyā-balam—the influence of the illusory energy; viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu; sneha-baddham—influenced by this affection; idam—this; jagat—whole world.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When Kaśyapa Muni was thus requested by Aditi, he slightly smiled. “Alas,” he said, “how