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
Mel ARAraea STIs fAcaaT |
a queda sat a Zant AeraaT 421!
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 GwaI saaayTAT |
SA STZ Fa TeaTTAPT TA 142
evam yukta-krtas tasya
daivan caveksatas tada
kasya rupam abhud dvedha
yat kayam abhicaksate
