SB 10.85.47 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीभगवानुवाच आसन्मरीचे: षट् पुत्रा ऊर्णायां प्रथमेऽन्तरे । देवा: कं जहसुर्वीक्ष्य सुतं यभितुमुद्यतम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Verse text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca āsan marīceḥ ṣaṭ putrā ūrṇāyāṁ prathame ’ntare devāḥ kaṁ jahasur vīkṣya sutaṁ yabhitum udyatam

Synonyms

śrī — bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said ; āsan — there were ; marīceḥ — of Marīci ; ṣaṭ — six ; putrāḥ — sons ; ūrṇāyām — born of Ūrṇā (his wife) ; prathame — in the first ; antare — rule of Manu ; devāḥ — demigods ; kam — at Lord Brahmā ; jahasuḥ — they laughed ; vīkṣya — seeing ; sutām — with his daughter (Sarasvatī) ; yabhitum — to copulate ; udyatam — prepared .

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: During the age of the first Manu, the sage Marīci had six sons by his wife Ūrnā. They were all exalted demigods, but once they laughed at Lord Brahmā when they saw him preparing to have sex with his own daughter.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The Supreme Lord said: During the age of the first Manu, the sage Marīci had six sons by his wife Ūrnā. They were all exalted demigods, but once they laughed at Lord Brahmā when they saw him preparing to have sex with his own daughter. KB 10.85.47 After Lord Kṛṣṇa heard the prayers of Bali Mahārāja, He spoke as follows: “My dear King of the demons, in the millennium of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Prajāpati known as Marīci begot six sons, all demigods, in the womb of his wife, Ūrṇā. Once upon a time, Lord Brahmā became captivated by the beauty of his daughter and was following her, impelled by sex desire. At that time, these six demigods looked at the action of Lord Brahmā with abhorrence.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In this verse Krsna explains his reason for coming in five verses. In the womb of Urna, the wife of Marici, during the manvantara of Svayambhuva Manu, his six sons seeing Brahma (kam) eager for relations with his daughter Sarasvati, laughed.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Kṛṣṇa gives an introduction so that his request will be accepted. The request comes later. Though the sons were devatās they laughed at Brahmā.

Purport (Sanatana Goswami)

Since what he requested was most difficult, the Lord did not give an answer, but satisfied him by relating the purpose of his coming. This is explained in three verses. Though they were devatās they laughed at Brahmā.