SB 3.20.42
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 42
- ūrjasvantaṁ manyamāna
- ātmānaṁ bhagavān ajaḥ
- sādhyān gaṇān pitṛ-gaṇān
- parokṣeṇāsṛjat prabhuḥ
SYNONYMS
ūrjaḥ-vantam — full of energy; manyamānaḥ — recognizing; ātmānam — himself; bhagavān — the most worshipful; ajaḥ — Brahmā; sādhyān — the demigods; gaṇān — hosts; pitṛ-gaṇān — and the Pitās; parokṣeṇa — from his invisible form; asṛjat — created; prabhuḥ — the 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.