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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.52
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 52
- evaṁ yukta-kṛtas tasya
- daivaṁ cāvekṣatas tadā
- kasya rūpam abhūd dvedhā
- yat kāyam abhicakṣate
evamthus — thus; yuktacontemplating — contemplating; kṛtaḥwhile doing so — while doing so; tasyahis — his; daivamsupernatural power — supernatural power; caalso — also; avekṣataḥobserving — observing; tadāat that time — at that time; kasyaof Brahmā — of Brahmā; rūpamform — form; abhūtbecame manifested — became manifested; dvedhātwofold — twofold; yatwhich is — which is; kāyamhis body — his body; abhicakṣateis said to be — is said to be.
While he was thus absorbed in contemplation and was observing the supernatural power, two other forms were generated from his body. They are still celebrated as the body of Brahmā.
Two bodies came out from the body of Brahmā. One had a mustache, and the other had swollen breasts. No one can explain the source of their manifestation, and therefore until today they are known as the kāyam, or the body of Brahmā, with no indication of their relationship as his son or daughter.