Texts 26-27] Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu 21

symbolic representations. In that connection it is stated here that Lord
Visnu was sitting on Garuda, a big aquiline bird, and was carrying in His
hand a disc, Brahma was sitting on a swan and had in his hand kuSa grass,
and Lord Siva was sitting on a bull and was carrying in his hand a small
drum called a damaru. Atri Rsi recognized them by their symbolic repre-
sentations and different carriers, and thus he offered them prayers and
respecls.

TEXT 25

SWstel «=—- TARRAANCeAAT |
aatfan sfaed fader gfactyet 24

krpavalokena hasad-
vadanenopalambhitan

tad-rocisa pratihate
nimilya munir aksini

krpa-avalokena— glancing with mercy; hasat—smiling; vadanena—with
faces; upalambhitan—appearing very much satisfied; tat—their; rocisa—by
the glaring cffulgence; pratihate—being dazzled; nimilya—closing; mun-
th—the sage; aksini—his eyes.

TRANSLATION

Atri Muni was greatly pleased to see that the three devas were gracious
towards him. His eyes were dazzled by the effulgence of their bodies, and
therefore he closed his eyes for the time being.

PURPORT

Since the deities were smiling, he could understand that they were
pleased with him. Their glaring bodily effulgences were intolerable to his
cyes, so he closed them for the time being.

TEXTS 26-27

SIR === FWARAAEATSs: |
UT THM TWA ASTANA (124i
