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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.42
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 42
- ūrjasvantaṁ manyamāna
- ātmānaṁ bhagavān ajaḥ
- sādhyān gaṇān pitṛ-gaṇān
- parokṣeṇāsṛjat prabhuḥ
ūrjaḥfull of energy-vantamfull of energy — full of energy; manyamānaḥrecognizing — recognizing; ātmānamhimself — himself; bhagavānthe most worshipful — the most worshipful; ajaḥBrahmā — Brahmā; sādhyānthe demigods — the demigods; gaṇānhosts — hosts; pitṛand the Pitās-gaṇānand the Pitās — and the Pitās; parokṣeṇafrom his invisible form — from his invisible form; asṛjatcreated — created; prabhuḥthe lord of beings — the lord of beings.
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.
The Sādhyas and Pitās are invisible forms of departed souls, and they are also created by Brahmā.