Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.17.21
śrī-śuka uvāca
etāvad uktvā bhagavāḿs
tatraivāntaradhīyata
aditir durlabhaḿ labdhvā
harer janmātmani prabhoḥ
upādhāvat patiḿ bhaktyā
parayā kṛta-kṛtyavat
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; etāvat — in this way; uktvā — saying (to her); bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tatra eva — in that very spot; antaḥ-adhīyata — disappeared; aditiḥ — Aditi; durlabham — a very rare achievement; labdhvā — getting; hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; janma — birth; ātmani — in herself; prabhoḥ — of the Lord; upādhāvat — immediately went; patim — unto her husband; bhaktyā — with devotion; parayā — great; kṛta-kṛtya-vat — thinking herself very successful.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After speaking in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead disappeared from that very spot. Aditi, having received the extremely valuable benediction that the Lord would appear as her son, considered herself very successful, and with great devotion she approached her husband.
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