Devanagari
तं तथावनतं भक्तं प्रजाकामं प्रजापतिम् ।
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Verse text
taṁ tathāvanataṁ bhaktaṁ
prajā-kāmaṁ prajāpatim
citta-jṣaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
idam āha janārdanaḥ
Synonyms
tam
—
him (Prajāpati Dakṣa)
;
tathā
—
in that way
;
avanatam
—
prostrated before Him
;
bhaktam
—
a great devotee
;
prajā
—
kāmam — desiring to increase the population
;
prajāpatim
—
unto the prajāpati (Dakṣa)
;
citta
—
jṣaḥ — who can understand the hearts
;
sarva
—
bhūtānām — of all living entities
;
idam
—
this
;
āha
—
said
;
janārdanaḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can appease everyone’s desires .
Translation
Although Prajāpati Dakṣa could not say anything, when the Lord, who knows everyone’s heart, saw His devotee prostrate in that manner and desiring to increase the population, He addressed him as follows.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The Lord who knows the heart of all beings then spoke to his devotee Dakṣa, who was bowing before him with a desire to produce progeny.