श्रीशुक उवाच एवमभ्यर्थितोऽदित्या कस्तामाह स्मयन्निव । अहो मायाबलं विष्णो: स्नेहबद्धमिदं जगत् ॥ १८ ॥
sri-suka uvaca evam abhyarthito ’ditya kas tam aha smayann iva aho maya-balam visnoh sneha-baddham idam jagat
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- evam
- in this way
- abhyarthitah
- being requested
- aditya
- by Aditi
- kah
- Kasyapa Muni
- tam
- unto her
- aha
- said
- smayan
- smiling
- iva
- just like
- aho
- alas
- maya-balam
- the influence of the illusory energy
- visnoh
- of Lord Visnu
- sneha-baddham
- influenced by this affection
- idam
- this
- jagat
- whole world.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When Kasyapa Muni was thus requested by Aditi, he slightly smiled Alas he said, how powerful is the illusory energy of Lord Visnu, by which the entire world is bound by affection for children