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ŚB 6.4.42

Devanagari

तं तथावनतं भक्तं प्रजाकामं प्रजापतिम् ।
चित्तज्ञ: सर्वभूतानामिदमाह जनार्दन: ॥ ४२ ॥

Text

taṁ tathāvanataṁ bhaktaṁ
prajā-kāmaṁ prajāpatim
citta-jñaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
idam āha janārdanaḥ

Synonyms

tam — him (Prajāpati Dakṣa); tathā — in that way; avanatam — prostrated before Him; bhaktam — a great devotee; prajā-kāmam — desiring to increase the population; prajāpatim — unto the prajāpati (Dakṣa); citta-jñaḥ — who can understand the hearts; sarva-bhūtānām — of all living entities; idam — this; āha — said; janārdanaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can appease everyone’s desires.

Translation

Although Prajāpati Dakṣa could not say anything, when the Lord, who knows everyone’s heart, saw His devotee prostrate in that manner and desiring to increase the population, He addressed him as follows.