SB 3.20.42

TEXT 42
 
TEXT
ऊर्जस्वन्तं मन्यमान आत्मानं भगवानजः ।
साध्यान्गणान्पितृगणान् परोक्षेणासृजत्प्रभुः ॥ ४२ ॥
urjasvantam manyamana
atmanam bhagavan ajah
sadhyan ganan pitr-ganan
paroksenasrjat prabhuh
urjasvantam-full of energy; manyamanah-recognizing; atmanam-himself; bhagavan-the most worshipful; ajah-Brahma; sadhyan-the demigods; pitr-ganan-and the Pitas; paroksena-from his invisible form; asrjat-created; prabhuh-the lord of beings.
TRANSLATION
Recognizing himself to be full of desire and energy, the worshipful Brahma, the creator of the living entities, evolved from his own invisible form, from his navel, the hosts of Sadhyas and Pitas.
PURPORT
The Sadhyas and Pitas are invisible forms of departed souls, and they are also created by Brahma.

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