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SB 9.14.2

Devanāgarī

सहस्रशिरस: पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् । जातस्यासीत् सुतो धातुरत्रि: पितृसमो गुणै: ॥ २ ॥

Text

sahasra-śirasaḥ puṁso nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt jātasyāsīt suto dhātur atriḥ pitṛ-samo guṇaiḥ

Synonyms

sahasra-śirasaḥ—who has thousands of heads;puṁsaḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu);nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt—from the lotus produced from the lake of the navel;jātasya—who appeared;āsīt—there was;sutaḥ—a son;dhātuḥ—of Lord Brahmā;atriḥ—by the name Atri;pitṛ-samaḥ—like his father;guṇaiḥ—qualified.

Translation

Lord Viṣṇu [Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is also known as Sahasra-śīrṣā Puruṣa. From the lake of His navel sprang a lotus, on which Lord Brahmā was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahmā, was as qualified as his father.

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