Text 20] The Harnsa-guhya Prayers 207

daughters, created different types of living entities through his
semina and through his mind.

PURPORT
The word duhitr-vatsalah indicates that all the prajas were born from
Daksa’s daughters. Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that
apparently Daksa had no son.

TEXT 19
WaAaATaIATs waaaar: Ta: |
Pe ICC CUI aL RU CoC t: a ECO

manasaivasrjat pirvam
prajapatir imah prajah
devdsura-manusyadin

nabhah-sthala-jalaukasah

manasad—by the mind; eva—indeed; asrjat—created; piirvam—in
the beginning; prajapatih—the prajapati (Daksa); imah—these; pra-
jah—living entities; deva—the demigods; asura—the demons;
manusya-ddin—and other living entities, headed by the human beings;
nabhah—in the skies; sthala—on the land; jala—or within the water;
okasah—who have their abodes.

TRANSLATION

With his mind, Prajapati Daksa first created all kinds of
demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so
on.

TEXT 20
anafeqaratea osarert | asata: |
FETNAATAST ASAE THE TT: MRM

tam abrmhitam dlokya
praja-sargam prajdpatih
