Texts 26-27] Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
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symbolic representations. In that connection it is stated here that Lord Viṣṇu was sitting on Garuḍa, a big aquiline bird, and was carrying in His hand a disc, Brahmā was sitting on a swan and had in his hand  kuśa  grass, and Lord Śiva was sitting on a bull and was carrying in his hand a small drum called a  damaru . Atri Rṣi recognized them by their symbolic representations and different carriers, and thus he offered them prayers and respects.
TEXT 25
रुपावलोकेन हसद्वदनेनोपलम्बितान् । तद्रोचिषा प्रतिहते निमील्य मुनिरक्षिणी ॥२५॥
kṛpāvalokena hasad- vadanenopalambhitān tad-rociṣā pratihate nimīlya munir akṣiṇī
kṛpā-avalokena —glancing with mercy;  hasat —smiling;  vadanena —with faces;  upalambhitān —appearing very much satisfied;  tat —their;  rociṣā —by the glaring effulgence;  pratihate —being dazzled;  nimīlya —closing;  munih —the sage;  akṣiṇī —his eyes.
TRANSLATION
Atri Muni was greatly pleased to see that the three devas were gracious towards him. His eyes were dazzled by the effulgence of their bodies, and therefore he closed his eyes for the time being.
PURPORT
Since the deities were smiling, he could understand that they were pleased with him. Their glaring bodily effulgences were intolerable to his eyes, so he closed them for the time being.
TEXTS 26-27
चेतस्तत्प्रवणं युञ्जवस्तावीत्संहताञ्जलिः । श्लक्ष्णया मुक्तया वाचा सर्वलोकगरीयसः ॥२६॥