SB 3.3.9

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 3: The Lord's Pastimes Out of Vṛndāvana

SB 3.3.8

SB 3.3.10

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 9

tāsv apatyāny ajanayad
ātma-tulyāni sarvataḥ
ekaikasyāṁ daśa daśa
prakṛter vibubhūṣayā

SYNONYMS

tāsu—unto them; apatyāni—offspring; ajanayat—begot; ātma-tulyāni—all like Himself; sarvataḥ—in all respects; eka-ekasyām—in each and every one of them; daśa—ten; daśa—ten; prakṛteḥ—for expanding Himself; vibubhūṣayā—so desiring.

TRANSLATION

Just to expand Himself according to His transcendental features, the Lord begot in each and every one of them ten offspring with exactly His own qualities.