Text 2] The Harnsa-guhya Prayers 191

TEXTS 1-2

SIMA
SATIN AT AMAT Baas |
AA AR TA Nel A SPITEYASA| 2 II
aaa Sarasa ae A aay TAT |
TH TTT FAT ATT FE U2 I

Sri-rajovdca
devdsura-nrnam sargo
naganam mrga-paksinam
sdmasikas tvaya prokto
yas tu suayambhuve ’ntare

tasyaiva vydsam icchami
Jiatum te bhagavan yatha
anusargam yaya Saktya

sasarja bhagavan parah

Sri-rdj@ uvadca--the King said; deva-asura-nrnam—of the demigods,
the demons and the human beings; sargah—the creation; néganém—of
the Nagas (serpentine living entities); mrga-paksinam—of the beasts
and birds; sémdsikah—briefly; tuaya—by you; proktah—described;
yah—which; tu—however; sud@yambhuve—of Svayambhuva Manu; an-
tare—within the period; tasya—of this; eva—indeed; vydsam—the
detailed account; icchami—I wish; jfiatum—to know; te—from you;
bhagavan—O my lord; yatha—as well as; anusargam—the subsequent
creation; yayad—by which; saktya—potency; sasarja—created;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parah—transcenden-
tal.

TRANSLATION

The blessed King said to Sukadeva Gosvami: My dear lord, the
demigods, demons, human beings, Nagas, beasts and birds were
created during the reign of Svayambhuva Manu. You have spoken
about this creation briefly [in the Third Canto]. Now I wish to
know about it elaborately. I also wish to know about the potency of
