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 Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that
apparently Daksa had no son.
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WARTIATI AAfaAr: ASM |
TAMIA ASAHI
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.
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qHafararetra waret  aatafa: |
FEST NATATASA AISATE FPHRTE TT: UR
tam abrmhitam dlokya
praja-sargam prajdpatih
