Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 17 Verse 21

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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