श्रीशुक उवाच
एवमभ्यर्थितो ऽदित्या कस्तामाह स्मयन्निव ।
अहो मायाबलं विष्णोः स्नेहबद्धमिदं जगत् ॥ १८ ॥
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-in this way; abhyarthitah-being requested; aditya-by Aditi; kah-Kasyapa Muni; tam-unto her; aha-said; smayan-smiling; iva-just like; aho-alas; maya-balam-the influence of the illusory energy; visnoh-of Lord Visnu; sneha-baddham-influenced by this affection; idam-this; jagat-whole world.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When Kasyapa Muni was thus requested by Aditi, he slightly smiled. "Alas," he said, "how powerful is the illusory energy of Lord Visnu, by which the entire world is bound by affection for children!"
Kasyapa Muni was surely sympathetic to his wife's affliction, yet he was surprised at how the whole world is influenced by affection.