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स वै यदा महादेवो मम वीर्योपबृंहितः ।
मेने खिलमिवात्मानम् उद्यतः स्वर्गकर्मणि ।
अथ मे ऽभिहितो देवस् तपो ऽतप्यत दारुणम् ।
नव विश्वसृजो युष्मान् येनादावसृजद्विभुः ॥ ५० ॥

sa vai yada mahadevo

mama viryopabrmhitah

mene khilam ivatmanam

udyatah svarga-karmani

atha me 'bhihito devas

tapo 'tapyata darunam

nava visva-srjo yusman

yenadav asrjad vibhuh

sah-that Lord Brahma; vai-indeed; yada-when; maha-devah-the chief of all the demigods; mama-My; virya-upabrmhitah-being increased by the potency; mene-thought; khilam-incapable; iva-as if; atmanam-himself; udyatah-attempting; svarga-karmani-in the creation of the universal affairs; atha-at that time; me-by Me; abhihitah-advised; devah-that Lord Brahma; tapah-austerity; atapyata-performed; darunam-extremely difficult; nava-nine; visva-srjah-important personalities to create the universe; yusman-all of you; yena-by whom; adau-in the beginning; asrjat-created; vibhuh-the great.