रुद्राणां रुद्रसृष्टानां समन्ताद् ग्रसतां जगत् । निशाम्यासंख्यशो यूथान् प्रजापतिरशङ्कत ॥ १६ ॥
rudranam rudra-srstanam samantad grasatam jagat nisamyasankhyaso yuthan prajapatir asankata
- rudranam
- of the sons of Rudra
- rudra-srstanam
- who were generated by Rudra
- samantat
- being assembled together
- grasatam
- while devouring
- jagat
- the universe
- nisamya
- by observing their activities
- asankhyasah
- unlimited
- yuthan
- assembly
- praja-patih
- the father of the living entities
- asankata
- became afraid of.
The sons and grandsons generated by Rudra were unlimited in number, and when they assembled together they attempted to devour the entire universe. When Brahma, the father of the living entities, saw this, he became afraid of the situation.