Devanagari
धृतव्रतासि भद्रं ते दमेन नियमेन च ।
तपोद्रविणदानैश्च श्रद्धया चेश्वरं भज ॥ ३ ॥
Verse text
dhṛta-vratāsi bhadraṁ te
damena niyamena ca
tapo-draviṇa-dānaiś ca
śraddhayā ceśvaraṁ bhaja
Synonyms
dhṛta
—
vratā asi — you have undertaken sacred vows
;
bhadram te
—
may God bless you
;
damena
—
by control of the senses
;
niyamena
—
by religious observances
;
ca
—
and
;
tapaḥ
—
austerities
;
draviṇa
—
of money
;
dānaiḥ
—
by giving in charity
;
ca
—
and
;
śraddhayā
—
with great faith
;
ca
—
and
;
īśvaram
—
the Supreme Lord
;
bhaja
—
worship .
Translation
You have undertaken sacred vows. God will bless you. Hence you should worship the Lord with great faith, through sensory control, religious observances, austerities and gifts of your money in charity.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
You are strong in vows. Auspiciousness to you! Worship with faith the Lord using sense control, regulations, austerity, and giving wealth.
Unlike other women, you are not without pious actions. You have strong vows. Because you performed vows in your previous life, in this life you have strong determination also. This will be auspicious for you.
Purport
In order to spiritually advance or to achieve the mercy of the Lord, one must be self-controlled in the following manner: he must be restrained in sense gratification and must follow the rules and regulations of religious principles. Without austerity and penance and without sacrificing one’s riches, one cannot achieve the mercy of the Supreme Lord. Kardama Muni advised his wife, “You have to factually engage in devotional service with austerity and penance, following the religious principles and giving charity. Then the Supreme Lord will be pleased with you, and He will come as your son.”