त्वयार्चितश्चाहमपत्यगुप्तये पयोव्रतेनानुगुणं समीडित: । स्वांशेन पुत्रत्वमुपेत्य ते सुतान् गोप्तास्मि मारीचतपस्यधिष्ठित: ॥ १८ ॥
tvayarcitas caham apatya-guptaye payo-vratenanugunam samiditah svamsena putratvam upetya te sutan goptasmi marica-tapasy adhisthitah
- tvaya
- by you
- arcitah
- being worshiped
- ca
- also
- aham
- I
- apatya-guptaye
- giving protection to your sons
- payah-vratena
- by the payo-vrata vow
- anugunam
- as far as possible
- samiditah
- properly worshiped
- sva-amsena
- by My plenary portion
- putratvam
- becoming your son
- upetya
- taking this opportunity
- te sutan
- to your other sons
- gopta asmi
- I shall give protection
- marica
- of Kasyapa Muni
- tapasi
- in the austerity
- adhisthitah
- situated
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 Kasyapa Muni’s austerities, I shall agree to become your son and thus protect your other sons.