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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.49
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 49
- sa ātmānaṁ manyamānaḥ
- kṛta-kṛtyam ivātmabhūḥ
- tadā manūn sasarjānte
- manasā loka-bhāvanān
saḥLord Brahmā — Lord Brahmā; ātmānamhimself — himself; manyamānaḥconsidering — considering; kṛtahad accomplished the object of life-kṛtyamhad accomplished the object of life — had accomplished the object of life; ivaas if — as if; ātmabhūḥborn from the Supreme — born from the Supreme; tadāthen — then; manūnthe Manus — the Manus; sasarjacreated — created; anteat the end — at the end; manasāfrom his mind — from his mind; lokaof the world — of the world; bhāvanānpromoting the welfare — promoting the welfare.
One day Brahmā, the self-born, the first living creature, felt as if the object of his life had been accomplished. At that time he evolved from his mind the Manus, who promote the welfare activities of the universe.