# SB 2.10.11 > तास्ववात्सीत्स्वसृष्टासु सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् । > तेन नारायणो नाम यदापः पुरुषोद्भवाः ॥११॥ ## Text > tāsv avātsīt sva-sṛṣṭāsu > sahasraṁ parivatsarān > tena nārāyaṇo nāma > yad āpaḥ puruṣodbhavāḥ ## Synonyms *tāsu*—in that; *avātsīt*—resided; *sva*—own; *sṛṣṭāsu*—in the matter of creation; *sahasram*—one thousand; *parivatsarān*—years of His measurement; *tena*—for that reason; *nārāyaṇaḥ*—the Personality of Godhead named Nārāyaṇa; *nāma*—name; *yat*—because; *āpaḥ*—water; *puruṣa-udbhavāḥ*—emanated from the Supreme Person. ## Translation **That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is known as nāra. And because He lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyaṇa.**