SB 9.14.2
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 2
sahasra-śirasaḥ puṁso
nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt
jātasyāsīt suto dhātur
atriḥ pitṛ-samo guṇaiḥ
SYNONYMS
sahasra-śirasaḥ—who has thousands of heads; puṁsaḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu); nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt—from the lotus produced from the lake of the navel; jātasya—who appeared; āsīt—there was; sutaḥ—a son; dhātuḥ—of Lord Brahmā; atriḥ—by the name Atri; pitṛ-samaḥ—like his father; guṇaiḥ—qualified.
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.