🪷 ŚB 2.9.19

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

तं प्रीयमाणं समुपस्थितं कविं प्रजाविसर्गे निजशासनार्हणम् । बभाष ईषत्स्मितशोचिषा गिरा प्रिय: प्रियं प्रीतमना: करे स्पृशन् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ prīyamāṇaṁ samupasthitaṁ kaviṁ prajā-visarge nija-śāsanārhaṇam babhāṣa īṣat-smita-śociṣā girā priyaḥ priyaṁ prīta-manāḥ kare spṛśan
Synonyms
tam — unto Lord Brahmā; prīyamāṇam — worthy of being dear; samupasthitam — present before; kavim — the great scholar; prajā — living entities; visarge — in the matter of creation; nija — His own; śāsana — control; arhaṇam — just suitable; babhāṣe — addressed; īṣat — mild; smita — smiling; śociṣā — with enlightening; girā — words; priyaḥ — the beloved; priyam — the counterpart of love; prīta-manāḥ — being very much pleased; kare — by the hand; spṛśan — shaking.

Translation

And seeing Brahmā present before Him, the Lord accepted him as worthy to create living beings, to be controlled as He desired, and thus being much satisfied with him, the Lord shook hands with Brahmā and, slightly smiling, addressed him thus.

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