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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.9.27-28

అథాభిప్రేతమన్వీక్ష్య బ్రహ్మణో మధుసూదన: । విషణ్ణచేతసం తేన కల్పవ్యతికరామ్భసా ॥ ౨౭ ॥ లోకసంస్థానవిజ్ఞాన ఆత్మన: పరిఖిద్యత: । తమాహాగాధయా వాచా కశ్మలం శమయన్నివ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
athābhipretam anvīkṣya
[athaabhipretam anveekshya]
brahmaṇo madhusūdanaḥ
[brahmano madhusoodanah]
viṣaṇṇa-cetasaṁ tena
[vishanna-chetasam tena]
kalpa-vyatikarāmbhasā
[kalpa-vyatikaraambhasaa]
loka-saṁsthāna-vijṣāna
[loka-samsthaana-vijshaana]
ātmanaḥ parikhidyataḥ
[aatmanah parikhidyatah]
tam āhāgādhayā vācā
[tam aahaagaadhayaa vaachaa]
kaśmalaṁ śamayann iva
[kashmalam shamayann iva]
atha — thereupon abhipretam — intention anvīkṣya — observing brahmaṇaḥ — of Brahmā madhusūdanaḥ — the killer of the Madhu demon viṣaṇṇa — depressed cetasam — of the heart tena — by him kalpa — millennium vyatikara-ambhasā — devastating water loka-saṁsthāna — situation of the planetary system vijṣāne — in the science ātmanaḥ — of himself parikhidyataḥ — sufficiently anxious tam — unto him āha — said agādhayā — deeply thoughtful vācā — by words kaśmalam — impurities śamayan — removing iva — like that.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athābhipretam anvīkṣya
atha
thereupon
abhipretam
intention
anvīkṣya
observing
brahmaṇo madhusūdanaḥ
brahmaṇaḥ
of Brahmā
madhusūdanaḥ
the killer of the Madhu demon
viṣaṇṇa-cetasaṁ tena
viṣaṇṇa
depressed
cetasam
of the heart
tena
by him
kalpa-vyatikarāmbhasā
kalpa
millennium
vyatikara-ambhasā
devastating water
loka-saṁsthāna-vijṣāna
loka-saṁsthāna
situation of the planetary system
vijṣāne
in the science
ātmanaḥ parikhidyataḥ
ātmanaḥ
of himself
parikhidyataḥ
sufficiently anxious
tam āhāgādhayā vācā
tam
unto him
āha
said
agādhayā
deeply thoughtful
vācā
by words
kaśmalaṁ śamayann iva
kaśmalam
impurities
śamayan
removing
iva
like that.
The Lord saw that Brahmā was very anxious about the planning and construction of the different planetary systems and was depressed upon seeing the devastating water. He could understand the intention of Brahmā, and thus He spoke in deep, thoughtful words, removing all the illusion that had arisen.

The devastating water was so fearful that even Brahmā was perturbed at its appearance and became very anxious about how to situate the different planetary systems in outer space to accommodate the different kinds of living entities, such as the human beings, those lower than the human beings, and the superhuman beings. All the planets in the universe are situated according to the different grades of living entities under the influence of the modes of material nature. There are three modes of material nature, and when they are mixed with one another they become nine. When the nine are mixed they become eighty-one, and the eighty-one also become mixed, and thus we ultimately do not know how the delusion increases and increases. Lord Brahmā had to accommodate different places and situations for the requisite bodies of the conditioned souls. The task was meant only for Brahmā, and no one in the universe can even understand how difficult it was. But by the grace of the Lord, Brahmā was able to execute the tremendous task so perfectly that everyone is amazed to see the workmanship of the vidhātā, or the regulator.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord, understanding the mentality of Brahmā, who was dejected by the waters of devastation and worried concerning knowledge for constructing suitable bodies for the living beings, spoke to him with profound words, thereby dispelling his illusion. Brahmā was dejected because of the water of devastation, and stressed concerning knowledge of his (ātmanā,aḥ) method of building and fixing the various bodies of devatās and animals according to proper nature (loka-samṣthāna-vijṣāne). Understanding (anviksya) his mentality, the Lord spoke, dissipating his illusion (kaśmalam).
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