तं प्रीयमाणं समुपस्थितं कविं प्रजाविसर्गे निजशासनार्हणम् । बभाष ईषत्स्मितशोचिषा गिरा प्रिय: प्रियं प्रीतमना: करे स्पृशन् ॥ १९ ॥
tam priyamanam samupasthitam kavim praja-visarge nija-sasanarhanam babhasa isat-smita-socisa gira priyah priyam prita-manah kare sprsan
- tam
- unto Lord Brahma
- priyamanam
- worthy of being dear
- samupasthitam
- present before
- kavim
- the great scholar
- praja
- living entities
- visarge
- in the matter of creation
- nija
- His own
- sasana
- control
- arhanam
- just suitable
- babhase
- addressed
- isat
- mild
- smita
- smiling
- socisa
- with enlightening
- gira
- words
- priyah
- the beloved
- priyam
- the counterpart of love
- prita-manah
- being very much pleased
- kare
- by the hand
- sprsan
- shaking
And seeing Brahma present before Him, the Lord accepted him as worthy to create living beings, to be controlled as He desired, and thus being much satisfied with him, the Lord shook hands with Brahma and, slightly smiling, addressed him thus.