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SB 11.16.25

Devanāgarī

स्‍त्रीणां तु शतरूपाहं पुंसां स्वायम्भुवो मनु: । नारायणो मुनीनां च कुमारो ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ॥ २५ ॥

Text

strīṇāṁ tu śatarūpāhaṁ puṁsāṁ svāyambhuvo manuḥ nārāyaṇo munīnāṁ ca kumāro brahmacāriṇām

Synonyms

strīṇām—among ladies;tu—indeed;śatarūpā—Śatarūpā;aham—I am;puṁsām—among male personalities;svāyambhuvaḥmanuḥ—the greatprajāpatiSvāyambhuva Manu;nārāyaṇaḥ—the sage Nārāyaṇa;munīnām—among saintly sages;ca—also;kumāraḥ—Sanat-kumāra;brahmacāriṇām—amongbrahmacārīs..

Translation

Among ladies I am Śatarūpā, and among male personalities I am her husband, Svāyambhuva Manu. I am Nārāyaṇa among the sages and Sanat-kumāra among brahmacārīs.

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