Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.2

sahasra-śirasaḥ puḿso

nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt

jātasyāsīt suto dhātur

atriḥ pitṛ-samo guṇaiḥ

SYNONYMS

sahasra-śirasaḥ — who has thousands of heads; puḿsaḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu); nābhi-hrada-saroruhāt — from the lotus produced from the lake of the navel; jātasya — who appeared; āsīt — there was; sutaḥ — a son; dhātuḥ — of Lord Brahmā; atriḥ — by the name Atri; pitṛ-samaḥ — like his father; guṇaiḥ — qualified.

TRANSLATION

Lord Viṣṇu [Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is also known as Sahasra-śīrṣā Puruṣa. From the lake of His navel sprang a lotus, on which Lord Brahmā was generated. Atri, the son of Lord Brahmā, was as qualified as his father.

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