Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्युक्ता सादिती राजन्स्वभर्त्रा कश्यपेन वै ।
अन्वतिष्ठद् व्रतमिदं द्वादशाहमतन्द्रिता ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
ity uktā sāditī rājan
sva-bhartrā kaśyapena vai
anv atiṣṭhad vratam idaṁ
dvādaśāham atandritā
Synonyms
śrī
—
śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
;
iti
—
thus
;
uktā
—
being advised
;
sā
—
that lady
;
aditiḥ
—
Aditi
;
rājan
—
O King
;
sva
—
bhartrā — by her husband
;
kaśyapena
—
Kaśyapa Muni
;
vai
—
indeed
;
anu
—
similarly
;
atiṣṭhat
—
executed
;
vratam idam
—
this payo-vrata ritualistic ceremony
;
dvādaśa
—
aham — for twelve days
;
atandritā
—
without any laziness .
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, after Aditi was thus advised by her husband, Kaśyapa Muni, she strictly followed his instructions without laziness and in this way performed the payo-vrata ritualistic ceremony.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! After Aditi was thus advised by her husband, Kaśyapa, she performed the payo-vrata without laziness.
In the Seventeenth Chapter Aditi performs the vow, sees Viṣṇu and praises him. He comforts her by saying that he will appear as her son. Brahmā then praises the Lord in her womb.
Purport
For advancement in anything, especially in spiritual life, one must strictly follow the bona fide instructions of the teacher. Aditi did this. She strictly followed the instructions of her husband and
guru.
As confirmed in the Vedic injunctions,
yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurau.
One should have complete faith in the
guru,
who helps the disciple make progress in spiritual life. As soon as the disciple thinks independently, not caring for the instructions of the spiritual master, he is a failure (
yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi
). Aditi very strictly followed the instructions of her husband and spiritual master, and thus she was successful.