स वै यदा महादेवो मम वीर्योपबृंहित: । मेने खिलमिवात्मानमुद्यत: स्वर्गकर्मणि ॥ ४९ ॥ अथ मेऽभिहितो देवस्तपोऽतप्यत दारुणम् । नव विश्वसृजो युष्मान् येनादावसृजद्विभु: ॥ ५० ॥
sa vai yada mahadevo mama viryopabrmhitah mene khilam ivatmanam udyatah svarga-karmani atha me ’bhihito devas tapo ’tapyata darunam nava visva-srjo yusman yenadav asrjad vibhuh
- sah
- that Lord Brahma
- vai
- indeed
- yada
- when
- maha-devah
- the chief of all the demigods
- mama
- My
- virya-upabrmhitah
- being increased by the potency
- mene
- thought
- khilam
- incapable
- iva
- as if
- atmanam
- himself
- udyatah
- attempting
- svarga-karmani
- in the creation of the universal affairs
- atha
- at that time
- me
- by Me
- abhihitah
- advised
- devah
- that Lord Brahma
- tapah
- austerity
- atapyata
- performed
- darunam
- extremely difficult
- nava
- nine
- visva-srjah
- important personalities to create the universe
- yusman
- all of you
- yena
- by whom
- adau
- in the beginning
- asrjat
- created
- vibhuh
- the great
When the chief lord of the universe, Lord Brahma [Svayambhu], having been inspired by My energy, was attempting to create, he thought himself incapable. Therefore I gave him advice, and in accordance with My instructions he underwent extremely difficult austerities. Because of these austerities, the great Lord Brahma was able to create nine personalities, including you, to help him in the functions of creation.