चित्तीकृतः प्रजननाय कथं नु यूयम् ।
अत्रागतास्तनुभृतां मनसोऽपि दूराद्
ब्रूत प्रसीदत महानिह विस्मयो मे ॥२८॥
eko mayeha bhagavÄn vividha-pradhÄnaiÅ›
cittÄ«-ká¹›taḥ prajananÄya kathaá¹ nu yÅ«yam
atrÄgatÄs tanu-bhá¹›tÄá¹ manaso 'pi dÅ«rÄd
brÅ«ta prasÄ«data mahÄn iha vismayo me
ekaḥ - one; mayÄ - by me; iha - here; bhagavÄn - great personality; vividha - various; pradhÄnaiḥ - by paraphernalia; cittÄ«-ká¹›taḥ - fixed in mind; prajananÄya - for begetting a child; katham - why; nu - however; yÅ«yam - all of you; atra - here; ÄgatÄḥ - appeared; tanu-bhá¹›tÄm - of the embodied; manasaḥ - the minds; api - although; dÅ«rÄt - from far beyond; brÅ«ta - kindly explain; prasÄ«data - being merciful to me; mahÄn - very great; iha - this; vismayaḥ - doubt; me - of mine.
I called for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, desiring a son like Him, and I thought of Him only. But although He is far beyond the mental speculation of man, all three of you have come here. Kindly let me know how you have come, for I am greatly bewildered about this.
Atri Muni was confidently aware that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Lord of the universe, so he prayed for the one Supreme Lord. He was surprised, therefore, that three of them appeared.
