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  "name":"SB 8.16.17",
  "h1":"SB 8.16.17",
  "label":"Text 17",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.17",
  "description":"O best of sages, best of all those who grant auspicious benedictions, please consider our situation and bestow upon my sons the benedictions by which they can regain what they have lost."

} —

SB 8.16.17

Text

yathā tāni punaḥ sādho
prapadyeran mamātmajāḥ
tathā vidhehi kalyāṇaṁ
dhiyā kalyāṇa-kṛttama

Synonyms

yathā—as; tāni—all of our lost things; punaḥ—again; sādho—O great saintly person; prapadyeran—can regain; mama—my; ātmajāḥ—offspring (sons); tathā—so; vidhehi—kindly do; kalyāṇam—auspiciousness; dhiyā—by consideration; kalyāṇa-kṛt-tama—O you who are the best person to act for our welfare.

Translation

O best of sages, best of all those who grant auspicious benedictions, please consider our situation and bestow upon my sons the benedictions by which they can regain what they have lost.