SB 3.12.21

SB 3.12.21

Devanagari

अथाभिध्यायत: सर्गं दश पुत्रा: प्रजज्ञिरे । भगवच्छक्तियुक्तस्य लोकसन्तानहेतव: ॥ २१ ॥

Verse text

athābhidhyāyataḥ sargaṁ daśa putrāḥ prajajṣire bhagavac-chakti-yuktasya loka-santāna-hetavaḥ

Synonyms

atha thus ; abhidhyāyataḥ while thinking of ; sargam creation ; daśa ten ; putrāḥ sons ; prajajṣire were begotten ; bhagavat regarding the Personality of Godhead ; śakti potency ; yuktasya empowered with ; loka the world ; santāna generation ; hetavaḥ the causes .

Translation

Brahmā, who was empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thought of generating living entities and begot ten sons for the extension of the generations.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When Brahmā, who was empowered by the Supreme Lord, meditated on creating progeny, ten sons who were causes of expanding the population appeared.