श्रीभगवानुवाच स्वायम्भुव ब्रह्मसत्रं जनलोकेऽभवत् पुरा । तत्रस्थानां मानसानां मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ॥ ९ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca svāyambhuva brahma-satraṁ jana-loke ’bhavat purā tatra-sthānāṁ mānasānāṁ munīnām ūrdhva-retasām
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- svāyambhuva
- O son of self-born Brahmā
- brahma
- performed by the utterance of transcendental sound
- satram
- a sacrifice
- jana-loke
- on the planet Janaloka
- abhavat
- occurred
- purā
- in the past
- tatra
- there
- sthānām
- among those who resided
- mānasānām
- born from the mind (of Brahmā)
- munīnām
- sages
- ūrdhva
- (flowing) upward
- retasām
- whose semen
The Personality of Godhead said: O son of self-born Brahmā, once long ago on Janaloka, wise sages who resided there performed a great sacrifice to the Absolute Truth by vibrating transcendental sounds. These sages, mental sons of Brahmā, were all perfect celibates.