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TEXT 9
barhisat sumaha-bhago
havirdhanih prajapatih
kriya-kandesu nisnato
yogesu ca kurudvaha
SYNONYMS
barhisat—of the name Barhisat; su-maha-bhagah—very fortunate; havirdhanih—of the name Havirdhani; praja-patih—the post of Prajapati; kriya-kandesu—in the matter of fruitive activities; nisnatah—being merged in; yogesu—in mystic yoga practices; ca—also; kuru-udvaha—O best of the Kurus (Vidura).
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, Havirdhana’s very powerful son named Barhisat was very expert in performing various kinds of fruitive sacrifices, and he was also expert in the practice of mystic yoga. By his great qualifications, he became known as Prajapati.
PURPORT
In the beginning of the creation there were not many living entities, and consequently the very powerful living entities or demigods were appointed as Prajapatis in order to beget children and increase the population. There are many Prajapatis—Brahma, Daksa and Manu are sometimes known as Prajapatis—and Barhisat, the son of Havirdhana, became one of them.
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