774 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 20

yaksa-raksarhsi—O Yaksas and Raksasas; prajah—sons; yiyam—you; babhi-
vitha—were born.

TRANSLATION

Brahma, the head of the demigods, full of anxiety, asked them, “Do
not eat me, but protect me. You are born from me and have become my

sons. Therefore you are Yaksas and Raksasas.””
PURPORT

The demons who were born from the body of Brahma were called
Yaksas and Raksasas because some of them cried that Brahma should be
eaten and the others cried that he should not be protected. The ones who
said that he should be eaten were called Yakgas, and the ones who said
that he should not be protected became Raksasas, man-eaters. The two,
Yaksas and Raksasas, are the original creation by Brahma and are represented
even until today in the uncivilized men who are scattered all over the
universe. They are born of the mode of ignorance, and therefore, because
of their behavior, they are called Raksasas, or man-eaters.

TEXT 22

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devatah prabhaya ya ya
divyan pramukhato ’srjat
te aharsur devayanto
visrstar tam prabham ahah.

devatah—the demigods; prabhaya—with the glory of light; yah yah—those
who; divyan—shining; pramukhatah—chiefly; asrjat—created; te—they;
aharsuh—took possession of;devayantah—being active; visrstam— separated;
tam—that; prabham—effulgent form; ahah—daytime.

TRANSLATION

He then created the chief demigods, who were shining with the glory of
goodness. He dropped before them the effulgent form of daytime, and the
demigods sportingly took possession of it.
