Chapter 17
त्वयार्चितश्चाहमपत्यगुप्तये पयोव्रतेनानुगुणं समीडित: । स्वांशेन पुत्रत्वमुपेत्य ते सुतान् गोप्तास्मि मारीचतपस्यधिष्ठित: ॥ १८ ॥
Transliteration
tvayārcitaś cāham apatya-guptaye payo-vratenānuguṇaṁ samīḍitaḥ svāṁśena putratvam upetya te sutān goptāsmi mārīca-tapasy adhiṣṭhitaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tvayā — by you; arcitaḥ — being worshiped; ca — also; aham — I; apatya-guptaye — giving protection to your sons; payaḥ-vratena — by the payo-vrata vow; anuguṇam — as far as possible; samīḍitaḥ — properly worshiped; sva-aṁśena — by My plenary portion; putratvam — becoming your son; upetya — taking this opportunity; te sutān — to your other sons; goptā asmi — I shall give protection; mārīca — of Kaśyapa Muni; tapasi — in the austerity; adhiṣṭhitaḥ — situated.
Translation
“You have prayed to Me and properly worshiped Me by performing the great payo-vrata ceremony for the sake of protecting your sons. Because of Kaśyapa Muni’s austerities, I shall agree to become your son and thus protect your other sons.”