# Cc. Madhya 20.287 ## Text > tāṅra nābhi-padma haite uṭhila eka padma > sei padme ha-ila brahmāra janma-sadma ## Synonyms *tāṅra* *nābhi*-*padma* *haite*—from His lotus navel; *uṭhila*—grew; *eka*—one; *padma*—lotus flower; *sei* *padme*—on that lotus flower; *ha*-*ila*—there was; *brahmāra*—of Lord Brahmā; *janma*-*sadma*—the place of generation. ## Translation **"A lotus flower then sprouted from the lotus navel of that Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. That lotus flower became Lord Brahmā's birthplace.**