Devanagari
स्त्रीणां तु शतरूपाहं पुंसां स्वायम्भुवो मनु: ।
नारायणो मुनीनां च कुमारो ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
strīṇāṁ tu śatarūpāhaṁ
puṁsāṁ svāyambhuvo manuḥ
nārāyaṇo munīnāṁ ca
kumāro brahmacāriṇām
Synonyms
strīṇām
—
among ladies
;
tu
—
indeed
;
śatarūpā
—
Śatarūpā
;
aham
—
I am
;
puṁsām
—
among male personalities
;
svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ
—
the great prajāpati Svāyambhuva Manu
;
nārāyaṇaḥ
—
the sage Nārāyaṇa
;
munīnām
—
among saintly sages
;
ca
—
also
;
kumāraḥ
—
Sanat-kumāra
;
brahmacāriṇām
—
among brahmacārīs..
Translation
Among ladies I am Śatarūpā, and among male personalities I am her husband, Svāyambhuva Manu. I am Nārāyaṇa among the sages and Sanat-kumāra among brahmacārīs.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Among ladies, I am Śatarūpā, and among male personalities, I am her husband, Svāyambhuva Manu. I am Nārāyaṇa among the sages and Sanat-kumāra among brahmacārīs.