Word meanings
- saha
- along with
- yajñāḥ
- sacrifices
- prajāḥ
- humankind
- sṛṣṭvā
- created
- purā
- in beginning
- uvāca
- said
- prajā-patiḥ
- Brahma
- anena
- by this
- prasaviṣyadhvam
- increase prosperity
- eṣaḥ
- these
- vaḥ
- your
- astu
- shall be
- iṣṭa-kāma-dhuk
- bestower of all wishes
Translations
The Creator, having in the beginning created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall you propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires—the cow that yields all the desired objects."
In the beginning, when God created all beings through the sacrifice of Himself, He said to them: "You can procreate through sacrifice, and it shall satisfy all your desires."
In days of yore, having created the beings together with the sacrifices, Prajapati said, "By this, you shall multiply. Let this be your yielder of coveted objects of desire."
।।3.10 -- 3.11।। प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीने सृष्टिके आदिकालमें कर्तव्य-कर्मोंके विधानसहित प्रजा-(मनुष्य आदि-) की रचना करके उनसे (प्रधानतया मनुष्योंसे) कहा कि तुमलोग इस कर्तव्यके द्वारा सबकी वृद्धि करो और वह कर्तव्य-कर्म-रूप यज्ञ तुमलोगोंको कर्तव्य-पालनकी आवश्यक सामग्री प्रदान करनेवाला हो। अपने कर्तव्य-कर्मके द्वारा तुमलोग देवताओंको उन्नत करो और वे देवतालोग अपने कर्तव्यके द्वारा तुमलोगोंको उन्नत करें। इस प्रकार एक-दूसरेको उन्नत करते हुए तुमलोग परम कल्याणको प्राप्त हो जाओगे।Commentary
Prajapati is the Creator or Brahma. Kamadhuk is another name for the cow Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is the cow of Indra from which everyone can milk whatever one desires. (Cf.VIII.4IX.2427X.25).