मनुरुवाच ब्रह्मासृजत्स्वमुखतो युष्मानात्मपरीप्सया । छन्दोमयस्तपोविद्या योगयुक्तानलम्पटान् ॥ २ ॥
manur uvaca
brahmasrjat sva-mukhato
yusman atma-paripsaya
chandomayas tapo-vidya-
yoga-yuktan alampatan
manuh-Manu; uvaca-said; brahma-Lord Brahma; asrjat-created; sva-mukhatah-from his face; yusman-you (brahmanas); atma-paripsaya-to protect himself by expanding; chandah-mayah-the form of the Vedas;tapah-vidya-yoga-yuktan-full of austerity, knowledge and mystic power; alampatan-averse to sense gratification.