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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.44
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- siddhān vidyādharāṁś caiva
- tirodhānena so 'sṛjat
- tebhyo 'dadāt tam ātmānam
- antardhānākhyam adbhutam
siddhānthe Siddhas — the Siddhas; vidyādharānVidyādharas — Vidyādharas; caand also evaand also — and also; tirodhānenaby the faculty of remaining hidden from vision — by the faculty of remaining hidden from vision; saḥLord Brahmā — Lord Brahmā; asṛjatcreated — created; tebhyaḥto them — to them; adadātgave — gave; tamthat form of his ātmānamthat form of his — that form of his; antardhānaknown as the Antardhāna-ākhyamknown as the Antardhāna — known as the Antardhāna; adbhutamwonderful — wonderful.
Then Lord Brahmā, by his ability to be hidden from vision, created the Siddhas and Vidyādharas and gave them that wonderful form of his known as the Antardhāna.
Antardhāna means that these living creatures can be perceived to be present, but they cannot be seen by vision.