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SB 3.12.15

Devanāgarī

इत्यादिष्ट: स्वगुरुणा भगवान्नीललोहित: । सत्त्वाकृतिस्वभावेन ससर्जात्मसमा: प्रजा: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

ity ādiṣṭaḥ sva-guruṇā bhagavān nīla-lohitaḥ sattvākṛti-svabhāvena sasarjātma-samāḥ prajāḥ

Synonyms

iti—thus;ādiṣṭaḥ—being ordered;sva-guruṇā—by his own spiritual master;bhagavān—the most powerful;nīla-lohitaḥ—Rudra, whose color is mixed blue and red;sattva—power;ākṛti—bodily features;svabhāvena—and with a very furious mode of nature;sasarja—created;ātma-samāḥ—like his own prototype;prajāḥ—generations.

Translation

The most powerful Rudra, whose bodily color was blue mixed with red, created many offspring exactly resembling him in features, strength and furious nature.

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