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Creation of the Kumāras and Others
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ing;  tat —that;  hṛdaye —in his heart;  bhūyaḥ —again;  cintayāmāsa —he began to consider;  kaurava —O son of the Kurus.
TRANSLATION
O son of the Kurus, when Brahmā saw that in spite of the presence of sages of great potency there was no sufficient increase in population, he began to seriously consider how the population could be increased.
TEXT 51
अहो अङ्गुतमेतन्मे व्यापृतस्यापि नित्यदा । न क्षेधन्ते प्रजा नूनं दैवमत्र विधातकम् ॥५१॥
aho adbhutam etan me vyāpṛtasyāpi nityadā na hy edhante prajā nūnam daivam atra vighātakam
aho —alas;  adbhutam —it is wonderful;  etat —this;  me —for me;  vyāpṛtasya —being busy;  api —although;  nityadā —always;  na —does not;  hi —certainly;  edhante —generate;  prajāḥ —living entities;  nūnam —however;  daivam —destiny;  atra —herein;  vighātakam —against.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā thought to himself: Alas, it is wonderful that in spite of my being scattered all over, there is still insufficient population throughout the universe. There is no other cause for this misfortune save and except destiny.
TEXT 52
एवं युक्तकृतस्तस्य दैवश्चावेक्षतस्तदा । कस्य रूपमभूव द्वेषा यत्कायमभिचक्षते ॥५२॥
evam yukta-kṛtas tasya daivañ cāvekṣatas tadā kasya rūpam abhūd dvedhā yat kāyam abhicakṣate