SB 2.10.11
Devanāgarī
तास्ववात्सीत् स्वसृष्टासु सहस्रंपरिवत्सरान् । तेन नारायणो नाम यदाप: पुरुषोद्भवा: ॥ ११ ॥
Text
tāsv avātsīt sva-sṛṣṭāsu sahasraṁ parivatsarān tena nārāyaṇo nāma yad āpaḥ puruṣodbhavāḥ
Synonyms
tāsu—in that;avātsīt—resided;sva—own;sṛṣṭāsu—in the matter of creation;sahasram—one thousand;parivatsarān—years of His measurement;tena—for that reason;nārāyaṇaḥ—the Personality of Godhead named Nārāyaṇa;nāma—name;yat—because;āpaḥ—water;puruṣa-udbhavāḥ—emanated from the Supreme Person.
Translation
That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is known as nāra. And because He lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyaṇa.