तदा वां परितुष्टोऽहममुना वपुषानघे । तपसा श्रद्धया नित्यं भक्त्या च हृदि भावित: ॥ ३७ ॥ प्रादुरासं वरदराड् युवयो: कामदित्सया । व्रियतां वर इत्युक्ते मादृशो वां वृत: सुत: ॥ ३८ ॥
tadā vāṁ parituṣṭo ’ham amunā vapuṣānaghe tapasā śraddhayā nityaṁ bhaktyā ca hṛdi bhāvitaḥ prādurāsaṁ varada-rāḍ yuvayoḥ kāma-ditsayā vriyatāṁ vara ity ukte mādṛśo vāṁ vṛtaḥ sutaḥ
- tadā
- then (after the expiry of twelve thousand celestial years)
- vām
- with both of you
- parituṣṭaḥ aham
- I was very much satisfied
- amunā
- by this
- vapuṣā
- in this form as Kṛṣṇa
- anaghe
- O My dear sinless mother
- tapasā
- by austerity
- śraddhayā
- by faith
- nityam
- constantly (engaged)
- bhaktyā
- by devotional service
- ca
- as well as
- hṛdi
- within the core of the heart
- bhāvitaḥ
- fixed (in determination)
- prādurāsam
- appeared before you (in the same way)
- vara-da-rāṭ
- the best of all who can bestow benedictions
- yuvayoḥ
- of both of you
- kāma-ditsayā
- wishing to fulfill the desire
- vriyatām
- asked you to open your minds
- varaḥ
- for a benediction
- iti ukte
- when you were requested in this way
- mādṛśaḥ
- exactly like Me
- vām
- of both of you
- vṛtaḥ
- was asked
- sutaḥ
- as Your son (you wanted a son exactly like Me)
O sinless mother Devakī, after the expiry of twelve thousand celestial years, in which you constantly contemplated Me within the core of your heart with great faith, devotion and austerity, I was very much satisfied with you. Since I am the best of all bestowers of benediction, I appeared in this same form as Kṛṣṇa to ask you to take from Me the benediction you desired. You then expressed your desire to have a son exactly like Me.