धर्मस्य दक्षदुहितर्यजनिष्ट मूर्त्यां नारायणो नर इति स्वतप:प्रभाव: । दृष्ट्वात्मनो भगवतो नियमावलोपं देव्यस्त्वनङ्गपृतना घटितुं न शेकु: ॥ ६ ॥
dharmasya daksa-duhitary ajanista murtyam narayano nara iti sva-tapah-prabhavah drstvatmano bhagavato niyamavalopam devyas tv ananga-prtana ghatitum na sekuh
- dharmasya
- of Dharma (the controller of religious principles)
- daksa
- Daksa, one of the Prajapatis
- duhitari
- unto the daughter
- ajanista
- took birth
- murtyam
- of the name Murti
- narayanah
- Narayana
- narah
- Nara
- iti
- thus
- sva-tapah
- personal penances
- prabhavah
- strength
- drstva
- by seeing
- atmanah
- of His own
- bhagavatah
- of the Personality of Godhead
- niyama-avalopam
- breaking the vow
- devyah
- celestial beauties
- tu
- but
- ananga-prtanah
- companion of Cupid
- ghatitum
- to happen
- na
- never
- sekuh
- made possible
To exhibit His personal way of austerity and penance, He appeared in twin forms as Narayana and Nara in the womb of Murti, the wife of Dharma and the daughter of Daksa. Celestial beauties, the companions of Cupid, went to try to break His vows, but they were unsuccessful, for they saw that many beauties like them were emanating from Him, the Personality of Godhead.