Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 - Chapter 20

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 46 Sanskrit: ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना ।मिथुनीभूय गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभि: ॥ ४६ ॥ ITRANS: te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaṁtyaktaṁ yat parameṣṭhināmithunī-bhūya gāyantastam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ Translation: The Kimpuruṣas and Kinnaras took possession of that shadowy form left by Brahmā. That is why they and their spouses sing his praises by recounting his exploits at every daybreak. Purport: The time early in the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called brāhma-muhūrta....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 47 Sanskrit: देहेन वै भोगवता शयानो बहुचिन्तया ।सर्गेऽनुपचिते क्रोधादुत्ससर्ज ह तद्वपु: ॥ ४७ ॥ ITRANS: dehena vai bhogavatāśayāno bahu-cintayāsarge ’nupacite krodhādutsasarja ha tad vapuḥ Translation: Once Brahmā lay down with his body stretched at full length. He was very concerned that the work of creation had not proceeded apace, and in a sullen mood he gave up that body too. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 48 Sanskrit: येऽहीयन्तामुत: केशा अहयस्तेऽङ्ग जज्ञिरे ।सर्पा: प्रसर्पत: क्रूरा नागा भोगोरुकन्धरा: ॥ ४८ ॥ ITRANS: ye ’hīyantāmutaḥ keśāahayas te ’ṅga jajñiresarpāḥ prasarpataḥ krūrānāgā bhogoru-kandharāḥ Translation: O dear Vidura, the hair that dropped from that body transformed into snakes, and even while the body crawled along with its hands and feet contracted, there sprang from it ferocious serpents and Nāgas with their hoods expanded....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 49 Sanskrit: स आत्मान् मन्यमान: कृतकृत्यमिवात्मभू: ।तदा मनून् ससर्जान्ते मनसा लोकभावनान् ॥ ४९ ॥ ITRANS: sa ātmānaṁ manyamānaḥkṛta-kṛtyam ivātmabhūḥtadā manūn sasarjāntemanasā loka-bhāvanān Translation: One day Brahmā, the self-born, the first living creature, felt as if the object of his life had been accomplished. At that time he evolved from his mind the Manus, who promote the welfare activities of the universe. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 50 Sanskrit: तेभ्य: सोऽसृजत्स्वीयं पुरं पुरुषमात्मवान् ।तान् दृष्ट्वा ये पुरा सृष्टा: प्रशशंसु: प्रजापतिम् ॥ ५० ॥ ITRANS: tebhyaḥ so ’sṛjat svīyaṁpuraṁ puruṣam ātmavāntān dṛṣṭvā ye purā sṛṣṭāḥpraśaśaṁsuḥ prajāpatim Translation: The self-possessed creator gave them his own human form. On seeing the Manus, those who had been created earlier — the demigods, the Gandharvas and so on — applauded Brahmā, the lord of the universe....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 51 Sanskrit: अहो एतज्जगत्स्रष्ट: सुकृतं बत ते कृतम् ।प्रतिष्ठिता: क्रिया यस्मिन् साकमन्नमदामहे ॥ ५१ ॥ ITRANS: aho etaj jagat-sraṣṭaḥsukṛtaṁ bata te kṛtampratiṣṭhitāḥ kriyā yasminsākam annam adāma he Translation: They prayed: O creator of the universe, we are glad; what you have produced is well done. Since ritualistic acts have now been established soundly in this human form, we shall all share the sacrificial oblations....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 52 Sanskrit: तपसा विद्यया युक्तो योगेन सुसमाधिना ।ऋषीनृषिर्हृषीकेश: ससर्जाभिमता: प्रजा: ॥ ५२ ॥ ITRANS: tapasā vidyayā yuktoyogena susamādhināṛṣīn ṛṣir hṛṣīkeśaḥsasarjābhimatāḥ prajāḥ Translation: Having equipped himself with austere penance, adoration, mental concentration and absorption in devotion, accompanied by dispassion, and having controlled his senses, Brahmā, the self-born living creature, evolved great sages as his beloved sons. Purport: The ritualistic performances of sacrifice are meant for material economic development; in other words, they are meant to keep the body in good condition for cultivation of spiritual knowledge....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 53 Sanskrit: तेभ्यश्चैकैकश: स्वस्य देहस्यांशमदादज: ।यत्तत्समाधियोगर्द्धितपोविद्याविरक्तिमत् ॥ ५३ ॥ ITRANS: tebhyaś caikaikaśaḥ svasyadehasyāṁśam adād ajaḥyat tat samādhi-yogarddhi-tapo-vidyā-viraktimat Translation: To each one of these sons the unborn creator of the universe gave a part of his own body, which was characterized by deep meditation, mental concentration, supernatural power, austerity, adoration and renunciation. Purport: The word viraktimat in this verse means “possessed of the qualification of renunciation....