Canto 3, Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Verse 21 (SB 3.12.21)
SB 3.12.21 • मूल श्लोक

अथाभिध्यायत: सर्गं दश पुत्रा: प्रजज्ञिरे । भगवच्छक्तियुक्तस्य लोकसन्तानहेतव: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

athābhidhyāyataḥ sargaṁ daśa putrāḥ prajajñire bhagavac-chakti-yuktasya loka-santāna-hetavaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

atha — thus; abhidhyāyataḥ — while thinking of; sargam — creation; daśa — ten; putrāḥ — sons; prajajñire — were begotten; bhagavat — regarding the Personality of Godhead; śakti — potency; yuktasya — empowered with; loka — the world; santāna — generation; hetavaḥ — the causes.

Translation

“Brahmā, who was empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thought of generating living entities and begot ten sons for the extension of the generations.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda