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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.11
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- atha tasyābhitaptasya
- katidhāyatanāni ha
- nirabhidyanta devānāṁ
- tāni me gadataḥ śṛṇu
athatherefore — therefore; tasyaHis — His; abhitaptasyain terms of His contemplation — in terms of His contemplation; katidhāhow many — how many; āyatanāniembodiments — embodiments; hathere were — there were; nirabhidyantaby separated parts — by separated parts; devānāmof the demigods — of the demigods; tāniall those — all those; medescribed by me gadataḥdescribed by me — described by me; śṛṇujust hear — just hear.
Maitreya said: You may now hear from me how the Supreme Lord separated Himself into the diverse forms of the demigods after the manifestation of the gigantic universal form.
The demigods are separated parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, as are all other living entities. The only difference between the demigods and the ordinary living entities is that when the living entities are rich in pious acts of devotional service to the Lord, and when their desire to lord it over material energy has vanished, they are promoted to the posts of demigods, who are entrusted by the Lord with executing the management of the universal affairs.