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TEXT 9
tat kardamasrama-padam
sarasvatya parisritam
svayambhuh sakam rsibhir
maricy-adibhir abhyayat
SYNONYMS
tatthat; kardamaof Kardama; asrama-padamto the place of the hermitage; sarasvatyaby the River Sarasvati; parisritamsurrounded; svayambhuhBrahma (the self-born); sakamalong with; rsibhihthe sages; maricithe great sage Marici; adibhihand others; abhyayathe came there.
TRANSLATION
Brahma, the first-born living being, went along with Marici and other sages to the place of Kardamas hermitage, which was surrounded by the River Sarasvati.
PURPORT
Brahma is called Svayambhu because he is not born of any material father and mother. He is the first living creature and is born from the lotus which grows from the abdomen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Garbhodakasayi Visnu. Therefore he is called Svayambhu, self-born.
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