nāradāya vipṛcchate
veda-garbho 'bhyadhāt sākṣād
yad āha harir ātmanaḥ
etat-on this matter; eva-exactly; ātma-bhūḥ-the firstborn (Brahmājī); rājan-my dear King; nāradāya-unto Nārada Muni; vipṛcchate-having inquired about it from; veda-garbhaḥ-one who is impregnated with Vedic knowledge from birth; abhyadhāt-apprised; sākṣāt-directly; yat āha-what he spoke; hariḥ-the Lord; ātmanaḥ-unto His own (Brahmā).
My dear King, Brahmā, the firstborn, on being questioned by Nārada, exactly apprised him on this subject, as it was directly spoken by the Lord to His own son, who was impregnated with Vedic knowledge from his very birth.
As soon as Brahmā was born of the abdominal lotus petals of Viṣṇu, he was impregnated with Vedic knowledge, and therefore he is known as veda-garbha, or a Vedāntist from the embryo. Without Vedic knowledge, or perfect, infallible knowledge, no one can create anything. All scientific knowledge and perfect knowledge are Vedic. One can get all types of information from the Vedas, and as such, Brahmā was impregnated with all-perfect knowledge so