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Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

Verse 2 of 46
SB 9.14.2

सहस्रशिरसः पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् जातस्यासीत्सुतो धातुरत्रिः पितृसमो गुणैः

sahasra-śirasaḥ puṁso nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt jātasyāsīt suto dhātur atriḥ pitṛ-samo guṇaiḥ

Synonyms

sahasra-śirasaḥwho has thousands of heads; puṁsaḥof Lord Viṣṇu (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu); nābhi-hrada-saroruhātfrom the lotus produced from the lake of the navel; jātasyawho appeared; āsītthere was; sutaḥa son; dhātuḥof Lord Brahmā; atriḥby the name Atri; pitṛ-samaḥlike his father; guṇaiḥqualified..

Translation

Lord Viṣṇu [Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is also known as Sahasra-śīrṣā Puruṣa. From the lake of His navel sprang a lotus, on which Lord Brahmā was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahmā, was as qualified as his father.

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