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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.9
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 9
- tat kardamāśrama-padaṁ
- sarasvatyā pariśritam
- svayambhūḥ sākam ṛṣibhir
- marīcy-ādibhir abhyayāt
tatthat — that; kardamaof Kardama — of Kardama; āśramato the place of the hermitage-padamto the place of the hermitage — to the place of the hermitage; sarasvatyāby the River Sarasvatī — by the River Sarasvatī; pariśritamsurrounded — surrounded; svayambhūḥBrahmā (the self-born) — Brahmā (the self-born); sākamalong with — along with; ṛṣibhiḥthe sages — the sages; marīcithe great sage Marīci — the great sage Marīci; ādibhiḥand others — and others; abhyayāthe came there — he came there.
Brahmā, the first-born living being, went along with Marīci and other sages to the place of Kardama's hermitage, which was surrounded by the River Sarasvatī.
Brahmā is called Svayambhū because he is not born of any material father and mother. He is the first living creature and is born from the lotus which grows from the abdomen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Therefore he is called Svayambhū, self-born.