Text 56] Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu 39

heaven known as the Gandharvas and Kinnaras sang, the beautiful damsels
of the heavenly planets danced, and in this way, at the time of the appear-
ance of Nara-Narayana, all signs of good fortune were visible. Just at that
time great demigods like Brahma also offered their respectful prayers.

TEXT 56

a Hy:
Taran Afri fraasseaate
a ewtafa aeafragen |
att weal | afiafdara
MEAS FETT AM TH UME

deva ticuh
yo mayayéd viracilarh nijayatmanidam
khe ripa-bhedam iva tat-praticaksanaya
etena dharma-sadane rsi-mirtindd ya
praduscakdra purusdya namah parasmai

devah—the demigods; ucuh—said; yah—who; mayaya—by the external
energy ; viracitam—was created; nijaya—by His own; atmani—being situated
in Him; idam—this; khe—in the sky; rupa-bhedam—bunches of clouds;
iva—as if; tat—of Himself; praticaksanaya—for manifesting; etena—with
this; dharma-sadane—in the house of Dharma; rsi-murtina—with the form
of a sage; adya—today; praduscakara—appeared; purusaya—unto the
Personality of Godhead; namah—respectful obeisances; parasmai—the
Supreme.

TRANSLATION

The demigods said: Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the
transcendental Personality of Godhead who created as His external
energy this cosmic manifestation, which is situated in Him as the air and
clouds are situated in space, and who has now appeared in the form of
Nara-Narayana Rsi in the house of Dharma.

PURPORT

The universal form of the Lord is in the cosmic manifestation, which
is an exhibition of the external energy of the Supreme Personality of
