Chapter 5
स विलोक्येन्द्रवाय्वादीन् नि:सत्त्वान्विगतप्रभान् । लोकानमङ्गलप्रायानसुरानयथा विभु: ॥ १९ ॥ समाहितेन मनसा संस्मरन्पुरुषं परम् । उवाचोत्फुल्लवदनो देवान्स भगवान्पर: ॥ २० ॥
Transliteration
sa vilokyendra-vāyv-ādīn niḥsattvān vigata-prabhān lokān amaṅgala-prāyān asurān ayathā vibhuḥsamāhitena manasā saṁsmaran puruṣaṁ param uvācotphulla-vadano devān sa bhagavān paraḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
saḥ — Lord Brahmā; vilokya — looking over; indra-vāyu-ādīn — all the demigods, headed by Lord Indra and Vāyu; niḥsattvān — bereft of all spiritual potency; vigata-prabhān — bereft of all effulgence; lokān — all the three worlds; amaṅgala-prāyān — merged into misfortune; asurān — all the demons; ayathāḥ — flourishing; vibhuḥ — Lord Brahmā, the supreme within this material world; samāhitena — by full adjustment; manasā — of the mind; saṁsmaran — remembering again and again; puruṣam — the Supreme Person; param — transcendental; uvāca — said; utphulla-vadanaḥ — bright-faced; devān — unto the demigods; saḥ — he; bhagavān — the most powerful; paraḥ — of the demigods.
Translation
“Upon seeing that the demigods were bereft of all influence and strength and that the three worlds were consequently devoid of auspiciousness, and upon seeing that the demigods were in an awkward position whereas all the demons were flourishing, Lord Brahmā, who is above all the demigods and who is most powerful, concentrated his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus being encouraged, he became bright-faced and spoke to the demigods as follows.”