952 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 24

bhagavanis te ’ksaro garbham
adiirat samprapatsyate

rsih uvaca—the sage said; ma khidah—do not be disappointed; raja-putri—
O princess; ittham—in this way; dtmanam—yourself; prati—towards; anin-
dite—O praiseworthy Devahiti; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; te—your; aksarah—infallible; garbham—womb; adiirdt—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

Waaat Ag a cia fava 71
aisha we Fat aT 2H

dhrta-vratasi bhadram te
damena niyamena ca

tapo-dravina-danais ca
§raddhaya cesvaram bhaja

dhrta-vrata asi~you have undertaken sacred vows; bhadram te—may
God bless you; damena—by control of the senses; niyamena—by religious
observances; ca—and; tapah—austerities; dravina—of money; danaih—by
giving in charity; ca—and; sraddhaya—with great faith; ca—and; isvaram—
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.
