18 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 1
PURPORT
As stated in the previous verse. Lord Brahma was accompanied by
other demigods, but his specific carrier was the great swan. Therefore as
soon as Narada Muni saw the swan, he could understand that his father,
Lord Brahma, who is also known as Hiranyagarbha, was arriving. Thus
he immediately stood up with Svayambhuva Manu and his son
Priyavrata to receive Lord Brahma and offer him respect.
TEXT 10
WAM AA TTT: aHaTeA aaeraMTTAR-
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aaa: « Braaaane gered aqaeraais sft Sars ll Yo I
bhagavan api bharata tad-upanitarhanah sitkta-vakenatitaram udita-
guna-gandvatara-sujayah priyavratam Gdi-purusas tarh sadaya-
hasavaloka iti hovaca.
bhagavan—Lord Brahma; api—moreover; bhdrata—O King
Pariksit: tat—by them; upanita—brought forward; arhanah—
worshipable paraphernalia; sikta—according to Vedic etiquette;
vakena—by language; atitaram—highly; udita—praised; guna-gana—
qualities; avatdra—because of the descent; su-jayah—whose glories;
priyavratam—unto Priyavrata; ddi-purusah—the original person;
tam—unto him; sa-daya—with compassion; hdsa—smiling;
avalokah—whose looking; iti—thus; ha—certainly; uvdca—said.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Pariksit, because Lord Brahma had finally de-
scended from Satyaloka to Bhiloka, Narada Muni, Prince
Priyavrata and Svayambhuva Manu came forward to offer him ob-
jects of worship and to praise him in highly qualified language, ac-
cording to Vedic etiquette. At that time, Lord Brahma, the original
person of this universe, felt compassion for Priyavrata and,
looking upon him with a smiling face, spoke to him as follows.
PURPORT
That Lord Brahma descended from Satyaloka to see Priyavrata indi-
cates that the matter was very serious. Narada Muni had come to advise
