Devanagari
सहस्रशिरस: पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् ।
जातस्यासीत् सुतो धातुरत्रि: पितृसमो गुणै: ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
sahasra-śirasaḥ puṁso
nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt
jātasyāsīt suto dhātur
atriḥ pitṛ-samo guṇaiḥ
Synonyms
sahasra-śirasaḥ
—
who has thousands of heads
;
puṁsaḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)
;
nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt
—
from the lotus produced from the lake of the navel
;
jātasya
—
who appeared
;
āsīt
—
there was
;
sutaḥ
—
a son
;
dhātuḥ
—
of Lord Brahmā
;
atriḥ
—
by the name Atri
;
pitṛ-samaḥ
—
like his father
;
guṇaiḥ
—
qualified.
Translation
Lord Viṣṇu [Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is also known as Sahasra-śīrṣā Puruṣa. From the lake of His navel sprang a lotus, on which Lord Brahmā was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahmā, was as qualified as his father.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
From the lake of navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu sprang a lotus, on which Brahmā was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahmā, was as qualified as his father.