Chapter 3
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते तप:सिद्धोऽसि काश्यप । वरदोऽहमनुप्राप्तो व्रियतामीप्सितो वर: ॥ १७ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-brahmovāca uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṁ te tapaḥ-siddho ’si kāśyapa varado ’ham anuprāpto vriyatām īpsito varaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-brahmā uvāca — Lord Brahmā said; uttiṣṭha — please get up; uttiṣṭha — get up; bhadram — good fortune; te — unto you; tapaḥ-siddhaḥ — perfect in executing austerities; asi — you are; kāśyapa — O son of Kaśyapa; vara-daḥ — the giver of benediction; aham — I; anuprāptaḥ — arrived; vriyatām — let it be submitted; īpsitaḥ — desired; varaḥ — benediction.
Translation
“Lord Brahmā said: O son of Kaśyapa Muni, please get up, please get up. All good fortune unto you. You are now perfect in the performance of your austerities, and therefore I may give you a benediction. You may now ask from me whatever you desire, and I shall try to fulfill your wish.”