Text 52] Creation of the Kumaras and Others 481

ing; tat—that; hrdaye—in his heart; bhiiyah—again; cintayamasa—he began
to consider; kaurava—O son of the Kurus.

TRANSLATION

O son of the Kurus, when Brahma 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

wal AaRay sTaaente faa |
a Gad wat ad Saat eT 42

aho adbhutam etan me

vyaprtasyapi nityada

na hy edhante praja nunam
daivam atra vighatakam

aho—alas; adbhutam—it is wonderful; etat—this; me—for me; vyaprtasya
—being busy; api—although; nityada—always; na—does not; hi—certainly;
edhante—generate; prajah—living entities; niinam—however; daivam—des-
tiny; atra—herein; vighatakam—against.

TRANSLATION

Brahma 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

ad qapI saaraqaAcl |
BA STITT BN TeRTTAT A 142

evam yukta-krtas tasya
daivan caveksatas tada

kasya rupam abhud dvedha
yat kayam abhicaksate
