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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 42 of 53
SB 3.20.42

ऊर्जस्वन्तं मन्यमान आत्मानं भगवानजः साध्यान्गणान्पितृगणान्परोक्षेणासृजत्प्रभुः

ūrjasvantaṁ manyamāna ātmānaṁ bhagavān ajaḥ sādhyān gaṇān pitṛ-gaṇān parokṣeṇāsṛjat prabhuḥ

Synonyms

ūrjasvantamfull of energy; manyamānaḥrecognizing; ātmānamhimself; bhagavānthe most worshipful; ajaḥBrahmā; sādhyānthe demigods; pitṛ-gaṇānand the Pitās; parokṣeṇafrom his invisible form; asṛjatcreated; prabhuḥthe lord of beings..

Translation

Recognizing himself to be full of desire and energy, the worshipful Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, evolved from his own invisible form, from his navel, the hosts of Sādhyas and Pitās.

Purport

The Sādhyas and Pitās are invisible forms of departed souls, and they are also created by Brahmā.

Verse 42 of 53
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