उत्सङ्गान्नारदो जज्ञे दक्षोऽङ्गुष्ठात्स्वयम्भुव: । प्राणाद्वसिष्ठ: सञ्जातो भृगुस्त्वचि करात्क्रतु: ॥ २३ ॥
utsangan narado jajne dakso ’ngusthat svayambhuvah pranad vasisthah sanjato bhrgus tvaci karat kratuh
- utsangat
- by transcendental deliberation
- naradah
- Mahamuni Narada
- jajne
- was generated
- daksah
- Daksa
- angusthat
- from the thumb
- svayambhuvah
- of Brahma
- pranat
- from the life air, or breathing
- vasisthah
- Vasistha
- sanjatah
- was born
- bhrguh
- the sage Bhrgu
- tvaci
- from the touch
- karat
- from the hand
- kratuh
- the sage Kratu.
Narada was born from the deliberation of Brahma, which is the best part of the body. Vasistha was born from his breathing, Daksa from a thumb, Bhrgu from his touch, and Kratu from his hand.