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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.9.43

सर्ववेदमयेनेदमात्मनात्मात्मयोनिना । प्रजा: सृज यथापूर्वं याश्च मय्यनुशेरते ॥ ४३ ॥
sarva-veda-mayenedam
[sarva-veda-mayenedam]
ātmanātmātma-yoninā
[aatmanaatmaatma-yoninaa]
prajāḥ sṛja yathā-pūrvaṁ
[prajaah srija yathaa-poorvam]
yāś ca mayy anuśerate
[yaash cha mayy anusherate]
Word-for-word
sarva — all veda-mayena — under complete Vedic wisdom idam — this ātmanā — by the body ātmā — you ātma-yoninā — directly born of the Lord prajāḥ — living entities sṛja — generate yathā-pūrvam — as it was hereinbefore yāḥ — which ca — also mayi — in Me anuśerate — lie.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sarva-veda-mayenedam
sarva
all
veda-mayena
under complete Vedic wisdom
idam
this
ātmanātmātma-yoninā
ātmanā
by the body
ātmā
you
ātma-yoninā
directly born of the Lord
prajāḥ sṛja yathā-pūrvaṁ
prajāḥ
living entities
sṛja
generate
yathā-pūrvam
as it was hereinbefore
yāś ca mayy anuśerate
yāḥ
which
ca
also
mayi
in Me
anuśerate
lie.
By following My instructions you can now generate the living entities as before, by dint of your complete Vedic wisdom and the body you have directly received from Me, the supreme cause of everything.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Create the offspring who will be obedient to me and have devotion for me as in the previous day, by your body composed of all the Vedas, whose source is me. You prayed that you should not forget the Vedas. Your body will be filled with the Vedas. You will not forget the Vedas. Now (idam) you (ātmā) should create the progeny by your body (ātmanā) whose source is I (ātma-yoninā), as you did in the previous day. Create the progeny who are obedient to me and have bhakti. The word ca indicates bhakti. This means that creating would be easy, since it would involve simply manifesting the various bodies.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord directs Brahmā to generate beings using the Vedic wisdom and divinely-given body that are themselves gifts. Even the cosmic creator works with borrowed equipment and revealed knowledge. Our creative acts, too, depend on what we have received.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'body and wisdom' have I received that I now treat as my own achievement?
  • How would I create differently if I held my equipment as on-loan from the Lord?
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