Chapter 87
श्रीभगवानुवाच स्वायम्भुव ब्रह्मसत्रं जनलोकेऽभवत् पुरा । तत्रस्थानां मानसानां मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-bhagavān uvāca svāyambhuva brahma-satraṁ jana-loke ’bhavat purā tatra-sthānāṁ mānasānāṁ munīnām ūrdhva-retasām
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; svāyambhuva — O son of self-born Brahmā; brahma — performed by the utterance of transcendental sound; satram — a sacrifice; jana-loke — on the planet Janaloka; abhavat — occurred; purā — in the past; tatra — there; sthānām — among those who resided; mānasānām — born from the mind (of Brahmā); munīnām — sages; ūrdhva — (flowing) upward; retasām — whose semen.
Translation
“The Personality of Godhead said: O son of self-born Brahmā, once long ago on Janaloka, wise sages who resided there performed a great sacrifice to the Absolute Truth by vibrating transcendental sounds. These sages, mental sons of Brahmā, were all perfect celibates.”