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
waaanft Ak Fo aia fata |
wana ae Fat aH 3 1
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.
