युवां वै ब्रह्मणादिष्टौ प्रजासर्गे यदा तत: । सन्नियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं तेपाथे परमं तप: ॥ ३३ ॥
yuvāṁ vai brahmaṇādiṣṭau prajā-sarge yadā tataḥ sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ tepāthe paramaṁ tapaḥ
- yuvām
- both of you (Pṛśni and Sutapā)
- vai
- indeed
- brahmaṇā ādiṣṭau
- ordered by Lord Brahmā (who is known as Pitāmaha, the father of the Prajāpatis)
- prajā-sarge
- in the creation of progeny
- yadā
- when
- tataḥ
- thereafter
- sanniyamya
- keeping under full control
- indriya-grāmam
- the senses
- tepāthe
- underwent
- paramam
- very great
- tapaḥ
- austerity
When both of you were ordered by Lord Brahmā to create progeny, you first underwent severe austerities by controlling your senses.