अथाऽस्य तुष्टो भगवान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । वरं पुत्र गृहाणेति तमुवाच महाशयः ॥ ७ ॥
athā’sya tuṣṭō bhagavān brahmā lōkapitāmahaḥ | varaṁ putra gṛhāṇēti tamuvāca mahāśayaḥ || 7 ||
Translation
Pleased with him, the blessed Brahmā, grandfather of the worlds, great of heart, said to him: "Choose a boon, my son."
Word by word
- atha
- then
- asya
- with him
- tuṣṭaḥ
- pleased
- bhagavān
- the blessed
- brahmā
- Brahmā
- lōka
- of the worlds
- pitāmahaḥ
- the grandfather
- varaṁ
- a boon
- putra
- son
- gṛhāṇa
- choose
- iti
- thus
- tam
- to him
- uvāca
- said
- mahāśayaḥ
- great of heart
Meaning
The commentary says Brahmā's offer of a boon was a pretext: he wanted a scripture of liberation to be made for the good of the world.