The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa
स वै यदा महादेवो मम वीर्योपबृंहित: । मेने खिलमिवात्मानमुद्यत: स्वर्गकर्मणि ॥ ४९ ॥ अथ मेऽभिहितो देवस्तपोऽतप्यत दारुणम् । नव विश्वसृजो युष्मान् येनादावसृजद्विभु: ॥ ५० ॥
Transliteration
sa vai yadā mahādevo mama vīryopabṛṁhitaḥ mene khilam ivātmānam udyataḥ svarga-karmaṇiatha me ’bhihito devas tapo ’tapyata dāruṇam nava viśva-sṛjo yuṣmān yenādāv asṛjad vibhuḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
saḥ — that Lord Brahmā; vai — indeed; yadā — when; mahā-devaḥ — the chief of all the demigods; mama — My; vīrya-upabṛṁhitaḥ — being increased by the potency; mene — thought; khilam — incapable; iva — as if; ātmānam — himself; udyataḥ — attempting; svarga-karmaṇi — in the creation of the universal affairs; atha — at that time; me — by Me; abhihitaḥ — advised; devaḥ — that Lord Brahmā; tapaḥ — austerity; atapyata — performed; dāruṇam — extremely difficult; nava — nine; viśva-sṛjaḥ — important personalities to create the universe; yuṣmān — all of you; yena — by whom; ādau — in the beginning; asṛjat — created; vibhuḥ — the great.
Translation
“When the chief lord of the universe, Lord Brahmā [Svayambhū], having been inspired by My energy, was attempting to create, he thought himself incapable. Therefore I gave him advice, and in accordance with My instructions he underwent extremely difficult austerities. Because of these austerities, the great Lord Brahmā was able to create nine personalities, including you, to help him in the functions of creation.”