pura maya proktam ajaya nabhye
padme nisannaya mamadi-sarge
jnanam param man-mahimavabhasam
yat surayo bhagavatam vadanti
pura-in the days of yore; maya-by Me; proktam-was said; ajaya-unto Brahma; nabhye-out of the navel; padme-on the lotus; nisannaya-unto the one situated on; mama-My; adi-sarge-in the beginning of creation; jnanam-knowledge; param-sublime; mat-mahima-My transcendental glories; avabhasam-that which clarifies; yat-which; surayah-the great learned sages; bhagavatam-Srimad-Bhagavatam; vadanti-do say.