Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तेभ्य: सोऽसृजत्स्वीयं पुरं पुरुषमात्मवान् । तान् दृष्ट्वा ये पुरा सृष्टा: प्रशशंसु: प्रजापतिम् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

tebhyaḥ so ’sṛjat svīyaṁ puraṁ puruṣam ātmavān tān dṛṣṭvā ye purā sṛṣṭāḥ praśaśaṁsuḥ prajāpatim

Translation

The self-possessed creator bestowed upon them his own human form. Seeing the Manus, those created earlier—demigods, Gandharvas, and others—praised Brahmā, the lord of the universe.

Synonyms

• तेभ्यः: from them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; अर्थे: ‘from them/for them’ (contextual)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असृजत्: created
• असृजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ- (a-)

• स्वीयम्: his own
• स्वीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘puram’)

• पुरम्: city/abode
• पुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरुषम्: a person
• पुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन/विशेष्य-निर्देश: ‘a person (as the city’s presiding being)’

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed; endowed with self
• आत्मवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘saḥ’)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), अर्थे: ‘having seen’

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धि-सर्वनाम

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सृष्टाः: created
• सृष्टाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्थे: ‘created’

• प्रशशंसुः: praised
• प्रशशंसुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• प्रजापतिम्: the lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजापतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (प्रजानां पतिः)

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati (Brahmā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about praising Brahmā during creation (Canto 3)?

This verse states that the previously created beings, upon witnessing the Lord’s manifested arrangement (abode and presiding person), praised the Prajāpati—Brahmā—as the empowered progenitor in the creation process.

Why are the created beings described as praising the Prajāpati in this verse?

In the creation narrative of Canto 3, Brahmā functions as the Prajāpati who organizes progeny and cosmic order; seeing the purposeful manifestation, the earlier-created beings respond with glorification of the progenitor’s role.

Practical application of this shloka’s teaching in modern life?

Recognize divine order behind life’s arrangements and cultivate gratitude—offer praise to God and respect to legitimate guides/teachers who serve as instruments in establishing order and guidance.