Canto 11, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 25 (SB 11.16.25)
SB 11.16.25 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

strīṇāṁ tu śatarūpāhaṁ puṁsāṁ svāyambhuvo manuḥ nārāyaṇo munīnāṁ ca kumāro brahmacāriṇām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

strīṇām — among ladies; tu — indeed; śatarūpā — Śatarūpā; aham — I am; puṁsām — among male personalities; svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ — the great prajāpati Svāyambhuva Manu; nārāyaṇaḥ — the sage Nārāyaṇa; munīnām — among saintly sages; ca — also; kumāraḥ — Sanat-kumāra; brahmacāriṇām — among brahmacārīs..

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda