notseha ānanda-jalākulekṣaṇā
notseha ānanda-jalākulekṣaṇā
babhūva tūṣṇīṁ pulakākulākṛtis
tad-darśanātyutsava-gātra-vepathuḥ
Aditi stood silently with folded hands, unable to offer prayers to the Lord. Tears filled her eyes, the hairs on her body stood on end, and her body trembled.
|| 8.17.7 ||
prītyā śanair gadgadayā girā hariṁ
tuṣṭāva sā devy aditiḥ kurūdvaha
udvīkṣatī sā pibatīva cakṣuṣā
ramā-patiṁ yajña-patiṁ jagat-patim
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit! Aditi then began offering her prayers to the Supreme Lord in a faltering voice with great love. She appeared as though drinking through her eyes the Supreme Lord, who is the husband of the goddess of fortune, the enjoyer of all sacrificial ceremonies, and the master of the universe.
She looked so intently at the Lord that it seemed she was drinking him with her eyes. She saw the Lord as the husband of Lakṣmī: the Lord could give all wealth to her sons. She saw the Lord as the master of sacrifice, who had appeared because of her vow, which was the essence of all sacrifice. She saw him as the master of the world: by his appearance he would deliver the world.
|| 8.17.8 ||
śrī-aditir uvāca
yajñeśa yajña-puruṣācyuta tīrtha-pāda
tīrtha-śravaḥ śravaṇa-maṅgala-nāmadheya
āpanna-loka-vṛjinopaśamodayādya
śaṁ naḥ kṛdhīśa bhagavann asi dīna-nāthaḥ
Aditi said: O master of sacrifice! Personification of sacrifice! O infallible! Place of pilgrimage! O complete fame! Lord whose name is auspicious to hear! Lord who appears to relive the people of suffering! O original Lord! You are the shelter of the wretched. Please bestow good fortune to us.
O master of sacrifice, you have given the result of sacrifice by my performance of this vow. O personification of sacrifice, you were worshipped at the time of my birth (but now the demons have stopped the worship.) O infallible lord, destroy the fall of your devotee Indra. O source of holy places, your lotus feet will produce the holy Gaṅgā. O most famous one, you will be famous for cheating Bali. You will have names such as Trivikrama and Upendra, blissful to the ears. You are the avatāra who will relieve suffering people like me. These names with great meaning spontaneously flowed from Aditi’s mouth.
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