Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 6
Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son
Prelude to Vāmana
सोत्थाय बद्धाञ्जलिरीडितुं स्थिता नोत्सेह आनन्दजलाकुलेक्षणा । बभूव तूष्णीं पुलकाकुलाकृति- स्तद्दर्शनात्युत्सवगात्रवेपथु: ॥ ६ ॥
sotthāya baddhāñjalir īḍituṁ sthitā notseha ānanda-jalākulekṣaṇā babhūva tūṣṇīṁ pulakākulākṛtis tad-darśanātyutsava-gātra-vepathuḥ
अदिती उठून हात जोडून स्तुती करायला उभी राहिली; पण आनंदाश्रूंनी भरलेल्या डोळ्यांमुळे तिला प्रार्थना करता आली नाही. भगवानांचे साक्षात दर्शन होताच अंगावर रोमांच उभे राहिले; ती मौन झाली आणि परमानंदाने देह थरथरू लागला।
FAQs
This verse describes classic bhakti symptoms—tears of joy, horripilation, trembling, and speechlessness—arising naturally when a devotee beholds the Lord.
Overwhelmed by bliss upon seeing the Lord, Aditi could not compose herself to speak; her devotion expressed itself through tears, trembling, and standing with folded hands.
Approach prayer with sincerity and humility; even when words fail, reverence—like folded hands, remembrance, and heartfelt emotion—can be genuine worship.