Text 46] Creation of the Kumaras and Others 477

TEXT 45

ATMS MAN aA FT aa Fra:
FarernbaTeeTa Sa OAT: TATTA HII

tasyosnig asil lomabhyo
gayatri ca tvaco vibhoh

tristum mamsat snuto’nustub
jJagaty asthnah prajapateh

tasya—his; usnik—one of the Vedic meters; dsit—generated ; lomabhyah—
from the hairs on the body; gayatri—the principal Vedic hymn; ca—also;
tvacah—from the skin; vibhoh—of the lord; tristubh—a particular type of
poelic meter; mamsat—from the flesh; snutah—from the sinews; anustabh—
another type of poetic meter; jagati—another type of poetic meter; asthnah
—from the bones; prajapateh—of the father of the living entities.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the art of literary expression, usnik, was generated from the
hairs on the body of the almighty Prajapati. The principal Vedic hymn,
gayatri, was generated from the skin, tristup from the flesh, anustup from
the veins, and jagati from the bones of the lord of the living entities.

TEXT 46

ASAT: TRVTA Teal MMASAAT : 1121

majjayah panktir utpanna
brhati pranato ’bhavat

majjayah—from the bone marrow; panktih—the particular type of verse;
utpanna—became manifested; brhati—another type of verse; pranatah—
out of the life breathing; abhavat—generated.
