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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.1-2

श्रीराजोवाच देवासुरनृणां सर्गो नागानां मृगपक्षिणाम् । सामासिकस्त्वया प्रोक्तो यस्तु स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे ॥ १ ॥ तस्यैव व्यासमिच्छामि ज्ञातुं ते भगवन् यथा । अनुसर्गं यया शक्त्या ससर्ज भगवान् पर: ॥ २ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
devāsura-nṛṇāṁ sargo
[devaasura-nrinaam sargo]
nāgānāṁ mṛga-pakṣiṇām
[naagaanaam mriga-pakshinaam]
sāmāsikas tvayā prokto
[saamaasikas tvayaa prokto]
yas tu svāyambhuve ’ntare
[yas tu svaayambhuve ’ntare]
tasyaiva vyāsam icchāmi
[tasyaiva vyaasam ichchaami]
jñātuṁ te bhagavan yathā
[jnaatum te bhagavan yathaa]
anusargaṁ yayā śaktyā
[anusargam yayaa shaktyaa]
sasarja bhagavān paraḥ
[sasarja bhagavaan parah]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca — the King said deva-asura-nṛṇām — of the demigods, the demons and the human beings sargaḥ — the creation nāgānām — of the Nāgas (serpentine living entities) mṛga-pakṣiṇām — of the beasts and birds sāmāsikaḥ — briefly tvayā — by you proktaḥ — described yaḥ — which tu — however svāyambhuve — of Svāyambhuva Manu antare — within the period tasya — of this eva — indeed vyāsam — the detailed account icchāmi — I wish jñātum — to know te — from you bhagavan — O my lord yathā — as well as anusargam — the subsequent creation yayā — by which śaktyā — potency sasarja — created bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead paraḥ — transcendental.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
the King said
devāsura-nṛṇāṁ sargo
deva-asura-nṛṇām
of the demigods, the demons and the human beings
sargaḥ
the creation
nāgānāṁ mṛga-pakṣiṇām
nāgānām
of the Nāgas (serpentine living entities)
mṛga-pakṣiṇām
of the beasts and birds
sāmāsikas tvayā prokto
sāmāsikaḥ
briefly
tvayā
by you
proktaḥ
described
yas tu svāyambhuve ’ntare
yaḥ
which
tu
however
svāyambhuve
of Svāyambhuva Manu
tasyaiva vyāsam icchāmi
jñātuṁ te bhagavan yathā
antare
within the period
tasya
of this
eva
indeed
vyāsam
the detailed account
icchāmi
I wish
jñātum
to know
te
from you
anusargaṁ yayā śaktyā
sasarja bhagavān paraḥ
bhagavan
O my lord
yathā
as well as
anusargam
the subsequent creation
yayā
by which
śaktyā
potency
sasarja
created
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
paraḥ
transcendental.
The blessed King said to Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear lord, the demigods, demons, human beings, Nāgas, beasts and birds were created during the reign of Svāyambhuva Manu. You have spoken about this creation briefly [in the Third Canto]. Now I wish to know about it elaborately. I also wish to know about the potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He brought about the secondary creation.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The King said: My dear Lord! I wish to know in detail about the devatās, demons, human beings, Nāgas, beasts and birds created during the reign of Svāyambhuva Manu, which you described briefly in the Third Canto. I also wish to know about the śakti by which Brahmā produces the secondary creation. Poṣaṇa (protection) concerning Indra, who killed his guru, will be explained. The guru Viśvarūpa was born from the son (Tvaṣṭā) of Dakṣa’s daughter (Aditi). The birth of Dakṣa was described briefly at the end of the Fourth Canto. Now in the Sixth Canto Dakṣa will be described in three chapters. Parīkṣit asks about the creation after hearing about the descendents of Svāyambhuva Manu’s daughters. The present chapter described how Dakṣa, born from the Pracetas, recited the Haṁsa-guhya prayers in praise of the Lord in order to create progeny. The secondary creation was described briefly in the Third Canto. Now I desire to know about the subsequent creation in detail (vyāsam) from you (te). I wish to know about the śakti and its varieties by which Brahmā creates.
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Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit asks Śukadeva for a fuller account of how Svāyambhuva Manu's creation unfolded. The mature inquirer wants more than headlines — he wants the texture of how the Lord actually populates a world.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I content with summaries of spiritual truth that deserve close study?
  • What detail of Kṛṣṇa's creation could I sit with longer instead of skipping?
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