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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 17]
gantum anyathā —to become otherwise;  śraddhā-anurūpam —according to one's faith and devotion;  phala —of the result;  hetukatvāt —from being the cause.
TRANSLATION
Yet because I have been satisfied by the activities of your vow, O goddess Aditi, I must find some means to favor you, for worship of Me never goes in vain but certainly gives the desired result according to what one deserves.
TEXT 18
त्वयार्चितश्चाहमपत्यगुप्तये 
    पयोत्रतेनानुगुणं समीडितः । 
    स्वांशेन पुत्रत्वमुपेत्य ते सुतान् 
    गोप्तास्मि मारीचतपस्यधिष्ठितः ॥१८॥
tvayārcitaś cāham apatya-guptaye 
    payo-vratenānuguṇam samīḍitaḥ 
    svāriśena putratvam upetya te sutān 
    goptāsmi mārīca-tapasy adhiṣṭhitaḥ
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-ariśena —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.
TRANSLATION
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.