Text 18] The Payo-vrata Process of Worship 223

tatha vidhehi kalyanam
dhiya kalydna-krttama

yatha—as; tdni—all of our lost things; punah—again; sddho—O
great saintly person; prapadyeran—can regain; mama—my; dtma-
jah—offspring (sons); tatha—so; vidhehi—kindly do; kalyaénam—
auspiciousness; dhiya—by consideration; kalydna-krt-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 benedic-
tions, please consider our situation and bestow upon my sons the
benedictions by which they can regain what they have lost.

TEXT 18

WT TNA
wancahiashen sare war |
wel Aras from: aetahat aarq UII

Sri-suka uvdca
evam abhyarthito ‘ditya
kas tam aha smayann iva
aho maya-balam visnoh
sneha-baddham idam jagat

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam—in this way;
abhyarthitah—being requested; aditya—by Aditi; kah—Kasyapa
Muni; tam—unto her; aha—said; smayan—smiling; iva—just like;
aho—alas; maya-balam—the influence of the illusory energy; visnoh—
of Lord Visnu; sneha-baddham—influenced by this affection; idam—
this; jagat—whole world.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When Kaéyapa Muni was thus re-
quested by Aditi, he slightly smiled. ‘‘Alas,”’ he said, “how
