# SB 7.11.3 ## Text > bhavān prajāpateḥ sākṣād > ātmajaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ > sutānāṁ sammato brahmaṁs > tapo-yoga-samādhibhiḥ ## Synonyms *bhavān*—Your Lordship; *prajāpateḥ*—of Prajāpati (Lord Brahmā); *sākṣāt*—directly; *ātma*-*jaḥ*—the son; *parameṣṭhinaḥ*—of the supreme person within this universe (Lord Brahmā); *sutānām*—of all the sons; *sammataḥ*—agreed upon as the best; *brahman*—O best of the *brāhmaṇas*; *tapaḥ*—by austerity; *yoga*—by mystic practice; *samādhibhiḥ*—and by trance or meditation (in all respects, you are the best). ## Translation **O best of the brāhmaṇas, you are directly the son of Prajāpati [Lord Brahmā]. Because of your austerities, mystic yoga and trance, you are considered the best of all of Lord Brahmā's sons.**