एवं पृष्टो महादेवः स्वयम्भूर्भूतभावनः । ध्यायमानः प्रश्नबीजं नाभ्यपद्यत कर्मधीः ॥
evaṃ pṛṣṭo mahādevaḥ svayambhūrbhūtabhāvanaḥ | dhyāyamānaḥ praśnabījaṃ nābhyapadyata karmadhīḥ ||
So asked, the great god, the self-born creator of beings, pondered, but could not grasp the root of the question, his mind being bent on action.
ऐसा पूछे जाने पर प्राणियों के रचयिता स्वयंभू महादेव (ब्रह्मा) ने विचार किया, पर कर्म में लगी बुद्धि के कारण वे प्रश्न के मूल तक नहीं पहुँच सके।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Even the creator could not answer while his mind was busy with work; deep questions need a quieter mind.
सृष्टिकर्ता भी काम में व्यस्त मन से उत्तर न दे सके; गहरे प्रश्नों के लिए शांत मन चाहिए।
Krishna narrates that Brahmā, asked this, could not find the root of the question, because his mind was occupied with the work of creation.