तस्मै नमो भगवते य इदं स्वेन रोचिषा आत्मस्थं व्यंजयामास स धर्मं पातुमर्हति
tasmai namo bhagavate ya idaṁ svena rociṣā ātmasthaṁ vyañjayāmāsa sa dharmaṁ pātum arhati
Synonyms
tasmai—unto Him; namaḥ—obeisances; bhagavate—unto the Personality of Godhead; yaḥ—who; idam—this; svena—by His own; rociṣā—effulgence; ātma-stham—situated in Himself; vyañjayāmāsa—has manifested; saḥ—He; dharmam—religion; pātum—for protection; arhati—may kindly do so..
Translation
Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, who, by His own effulgence, while situated in Himself, has manifested this cosmos. May He also protect religion for all goodness.
Purport
Lust for sexual intercourse is so strong that it appears herein that Brahmā could not be dissuaded from his determination in spite of the appeal by his great sons like Marīci. Therefore, the great sons began to pray to the Supreme Lord for the good sense of Brahmā. It is only by the grace of the Supreme Lord that one can be protected from the allurement of lusty material desires. The Lord gives protection to devotees who are always engaged in His transcendental loving service, and by His causeless mercy He forgives the accidental fall of a devotee. Therefore, sages like Marīci prayed for the mercy of the Lord, and their prayer was fruitful.