# Cc. Madhya 20.287
> তাঁর নাভিপদ্ম হৈতে উঠিল এক পদ্ম ৷
> সেই পদ্মে হইল ব্রহ্মার জন্ম-সদ্ম ॥২৮৭॥
## 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.**