श्रीभगवानुवाच आत्मा वै पुत्र उत्पन्न इति वेदानुशासनम् । तस्मादस्य भवेद्वक्ता आयुरिन्द्रियसत्त्ववान् ॥ ३६ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca ātmā vai putra utpanna iti vedānuśāsanam tasmād asya bhaved vaktā āyur-indriya-sattva-vān
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- ātmā
- one’s self
- vai
- indeed
- putraḥ
- the son
- utpannaḥ
- born
- iti
- thus
- veda-anuśāsanam
- the instruction of the Vedas
- tasmāt
- therefore
- asya
- his (son)
- bhavet
- should be
- vaktā
- the speaker
- āyuḥ
- long life
- indriya
- strong senses
- sattva
- and physical power
- vān
- possessing
The Supreme Lord said: The Vedas instruct us that one’s own self takes birth again as one’s son. Thus let Romaharṣaṇa’s son become the speaker of the Purāṇas, and let him be endowed with long life, strong senses and stamina.