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Creation of the Kumāras and Others
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as one may desire out of one's own transcendental love for the Lord. In other words, it is Nārada only who can deliver the path of  bhakti-yoga , the highest mystic means for attainment of the Supreme Lord.
TEXT 24
पुलहो नाभितो जङ्गे पुलस्त्यः कर्णयोर्ऋषिः । अङ्गिरा मुखतोऽक्ष्णोऽत्रिर्मरीचिर्मनसोऽभवत्॥२४॥
pulaho nābhito jajñe pulastyaḥ karṇayor ṛṣiḥ aṅgirā mukhato 'kṣṇo 'trir marīcir manaso 'bhavat
pulahaḥ—the sage Pulaha; nābhitaḥ—from the navel; jajñe—generated; pulastyaḥ—the sage Pulastya; karṇayoḥ—from the ears; ṛṣiḥ—the great sage; aṅgirāḥ—the sage Aṅgirā; mukhataḥ—from the mouth; akṣṇaḥ—from the eyes; atriḥ—the sage Atri; marīciḥ—the sage Marīci; manasaḥ—from the mind; abhavat—appeared.
TRANSLATION
Pulastya was generated from the ears, Aṅgirā from the mouth, Atri from the eyes, Marīci from the mind and Pulaha from the navel of Brahmā.
TEXT 25
धर्मः स्तनादक्षिणतो यत्र नारायणः स्वयम् । अधर्मः पृष्ठतो यस्यान्यृत्युत्तोक्ष्ययङ्करः ॥२५॥
dharmaḥ stanād dakṣiṇato yatra nārāyaṇaḥ svayam adharmaḥ pṛṣṭhato yasmān mṛtyur loka-bhayaṅ-karaḥ
dharmaḥ—religion; stanāt—from the breast; dakṣiṇataḥ—on the right side; yatra—wherein; nārāyaṇaḥ—the Supreme Lord; svayam—personally; adharmaḥ—irreligion; pṛṣṭhataḥ—from the back; yasmāt—from which; mṛtyuḥ—death; loka—to the living entity; bhayam-karaḥ—horrible.