492 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 13
tvam—you; ekah—one; sarva—all; bhutanam-—living entities; janma-krt—
progenitor; urttidah—source of subsistence; pita—the father; tathapi—yet;
nah — ourselves; prajanam-— of all who are born; te—of you; susrusa—service;
kena—how; va—either; bhavet—may be possible.
TRANSLATION
You are the father of all living entities and the source of their
subsistence because they are all born of you. Please order us how we may
be able to render service unto you.
PURPORT
A son’s duty is not only to make the father the source of supply for all
his needs, but also, when he is grown up, to render service unto him. That
is the law of creation beginning from the time of Brahma. A father’s duty
is to bring up the son until he is grown, and when the son is grown up, it is
his duty to render service unto the father.
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tad vidhehi namas tubhyam
karmasv tdyatma-saktisu
yat krtveha yaso visvag
amutra ca bhaved gatih
tat—that; vidhehi—give direction; namah—my obeisances; tubhyam—
unto you; karmasu—in duties; idya—O worshipful one; atma-saktisu—
within our working capacity; yat—which; krtva—doing; iha—in this world;
yasah—fame; visvak—everywhere; amutra—in the next world; ca—and;
bhavet~it should be; gatih—progress.
TRANSLATION
O worshipful one, please give us your direction for the execution of
duty within our working capacity so that we can follow it for fame in this
life and progress in the next.
PURPORT
Brahma is the direct recipient of Vedic knowledge from the Personality
of Godhead, and anyone discharging his entrusted duties in disciplic
