16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 17

gantum anyathé—to become otherwise; sraddhé-anuriipam—according
to one’s faith and devotion; phala—of the result; hetukatvat—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 accord-
ing to what one deserves.

TEXT 18

AN AATAEATTT AY

qa antiet: |
aaa greater F gay

maf adtaareatatia: ect

tvaydrcitas caham apatya-guptaye
payo-vratendnugunam samiditah

svamsena putratvam upetya te sutan
goptdsmi marica-tapasy adhisthitah

tvaya—by you; arcitah—being worshiped; ca—also; aham—I;
apatya-guptaye—giving protection to your sons; payah-vratena—by
the payo-vrata vow; anugunam—as far as possible; samiditah —prop-
erly worshiped; sva-amsena—by My plenary portion; putratvam—be-
coming your son; upetya—taking this opportunity; te sutaén—to your
other sons; gopté asmi—I shall give protection; mdarica—of Kasyapa
Muni; taposi—in the austerity; adhisthitah—situated.

TRANSLATION

You have prayed to Me and properly worshiped Me by perform-
ing the great payo-vrata ceremony for the sake of protecting your
sons. Because of Kasyapa Muni’s austerities, I shall agree to be-
come your son and thus protect your other sons.
