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Chapter 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi's Son

Verse 12 of 27
SB 8.17.12

श्रीभगवानुवाच देवमातर्भवत्या मे विज्ञातं चिरकांक्षितम् यत्सपत्नैर्हृतश्रीणां च्यावितानां स्वधामतः

śrī-bhagavān uvāca deva-mātar bhavatyā me vijñātaṁ cira-kāṅkṣitam yat sapatnair hṛta-śrīṇāṁ cyāvitānāṁ sva-dhāmataḥ

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said; deva-mātaḥO mother of the demigods; bhavatyāḥof you; meby Me; vijñātamunderstood; cira-kāṅkṣitamwhat You have desired for a long time; yatbecause; sapatnaiḥby the rivals; hṛta-śrīṇāmof your sons, who are bereft of all opulences; cyāvitānāmvanquished; sva-dhāmataḥfrom their own residential quarters..

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O mother of the demigods, I have already understood your long-cherished desires for the welfare of your sons, who have been deprived of all opulences and driven from their residence by their enemies.

Purport

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being situated in everyone's heart, and especially in the hearts of His devotees, is always ready to help devotees in adversity. Since He knows everything, He knows how things are to be adjusted, and He does the needful to relieve the suffering of His devotee.

Verse 12 of 27
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