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ŚB 9.14.2

Devanagari

सहस्रशिरस: पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् ।
जातस्यासीत् सुतो धातुरत्रि: पितृसमो गुणै: ॥ २ ॥

Text

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.