### SB 3.20.42

> ऊर्जस्वन्तं मन्यमान आत्मानं भगवानजः ।\
> साध्यान्गणान्पितृगणान्परोक्षेणासृजत्प्रभुः ॥४२॥

> ūrjasvantaṁ manyamāna\
> ātmānaṁ bhagavān ajaḥ\
> sādhyān gaṇān pitṛ-gaṇān\
> parokṣeṇāsṛjat prabhuḥ

*ūrjasvantam*—full of energy; *manyamānaḥ*—recognizing; *ātmānam*—himself; *bhagavān*—the most worshipful; *ajaḥ*—Brahmā; *sādhyān*—the demigods; *pitṛ-gaṇān*—and the Pitās; *parokṣeṇa*—from his invisible form; *asṛjat*—created; *prabhuḥ*—the lord of beings.

**Recognizing himself to be full of desire and energy, the worshipful Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, evolved from his own invisible form, from his navel, the hosts of Sādhyas and Pitās.**

The Sādhyas and Pitās are invisible forms of departed souls, and they are also created by Brahmā.