देवताः प्रभया या या दीव्यन्प्रमुखतो ऽसृजत् ।
ते अहार्षुर्देवयन्तो विसृष्टां तां प्रभामहः ॥ २२ ॥
visrstam tam prabham ahah
devatah-the demigods; prabhaya-with the glory of light; yah yah-those who; divyan-shining; pramukhatah-chiefly; asrjat-created; te-they; aharsuh-took possession of; devayantah-being active; visrstam-separated; tam-that; prabham-effulgent form; ahah-daytime.
He then created the chief demigods, who were shining with the glory of goodness. He dropped before them the effulgent form of daytime, and the demigods sportingly took possession of it.
Demons were born from the creation of night, and the demigods were born from the creation of day. In other words, demons like the Yaksas and Raksasas are born of the quality of ignorance, and demigods are born of the quality of goodness.