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ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे तदाभिप्रायवेदिनः ॥ चक्रुस्तदुचितं नाम मरीचिप्रमुखास्सुताः ॥ १ ॥
Brahmā said: Then those sages, my sons—Marīci and others who understood my view, gave him suitable names.
english translation
मुखावलोकनादेव ज्ञात्वा वृत्तांतमन्यतः ॥ दक्षादयश्च स्रष्टारः स्थानं पत्नीं च ते ददुः ॥२॥
Dakṣa and others who understood other facts on seeing my face gave him a suitable place and a wife.
english translation
ततो निश्चित्य नामानि मरीचिप्रमुखा द्विजाः ॥ ऊचुस्संगतमेतस्मै पुरुषाय ममात्मजाः ॥ ३ ॥
The brahmins Marīci and others, my sons, decided on suitable names for the Being and said thus.
english translation
ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ यस्मात्प्रमथसे तत्त्वं जातोस्माकं यथा विधेः ॥ तस्मान्मन्मथनामा त्वं लोके ख्यातो भविष्यसि ॥४॥
The sages said: Since at your nativity itself you have begun to torment and bedevil our minds and that of Brahmā too, you will be famous in the world as Manmatha.
english translation
जगत्सु कामरूपस्त्वं त्वत्समो न हि विद्यते॥ अतस्त्वं कामनामापि ख्यातो भव मनोभव ॥५॥
You will be able to assume any form you wish. Hence, O mind-born God, you will be known as Kāma too. There is no one equal to you.
english translation