स विलोक्येन्द्रवाय्वादीन् नि:सत्त्वान्विगतप्रभान् । लोकानमङ्गलप्रायानसुरानयथा विभु: ॥ १९ ॥ समाहितेन मनसा संस्मरन्पुरुषं परम् । उवाचोत्फुल्लवदनो देवान्स भगवान्पर: ॥ २० ॥
sa vilokyendra-vayv-adin nihsattvan vigata-prabhan lokan amangala-prayan asuran ayatha vibhuh samahitena manasa samsmaran purusam param uvacotphulla-vadano devan sa bhagavan parah
- sah
- Lord Brahma
- vilokya
- looking over
- indra-vayu-adin
- all the demigods, headed by Lord Indra and Vayu
- nihsattvan
- bereft of all spiritual potency
- vigata-prabhan
- bereft of all effulgence
- lokan
- all the three worlds
- amangala-prayan
- merged into misfortune
- asuran
- all the demons
- ayathah
- flourishing
- vibhuh
- Lord Brahma, the supreme within this material world
- samahitena
- by full adjustment
- manasa
- of the mind
- samsmaran
- remembering again and again
- purusam
- the Supreme Person
- param
- transcendental
- uvaca
- said
- utphulla-vadanah
- bright-faced
- devan
- unto the demigods
- sah
- he
- bhagavan
- the most powerful
- parah
- of the demigods
Upon seeing that the demigods were bereft of all influence and strength and that the three worlds were consequently devoid of auspiciousness, and upon seeing that the demigods were in an awkward position whereas all the demons were flourishing, Lord Brahma, who is above all the demigods and who is most powerful, concentrated his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus being encouraged, he became bright-faced and spoke to the demigods as follows.