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  "name":"SB 3.20.42",
  "h1":"SB 3.20.42",
  "label":"Text 42",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.20.42",
  "description":"Recognizing himself to be full of desire and energy, the worshipful Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, evolved from his own invisible form, from his navel, the hosts of Sādhyas and Pitās."

} —

SB 3.20.42

ऊर्जस्वन्तं मन्यमान आत्मानं भगवानजः ।
साध्यान्गणान्पितृगणान्परोक्षेणासृजत्प्रभुः ॥४२॥

Text

ūrjasvantaṁ manyamāna
ātmānaṁ bhagavān ajaḥ
sādhyān gaṇān pitṛ-gaṇān
parokṣeṇāsṛjat prabhuḥ

Synonyms

ūrjaḥ-vantam—full of energy; manyamānaḥ—recognizing; ātmānam—himself; bhagavān—the most worshipful; ajaḥ—Brahmā; sādhyān—the demigods; gaṇān—hosts; pitṛ-gaṇān—and the Pitās; parokṣeṇa—from his invisible form; asṛjat—created; prabhuḥ—the lord of beings.

Translation

Recognizing himself to be full of desire and energy, the worshipful Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, evolved from his own invisible form, from his navel, the hosts of Sādhyas and Pitās.

Purport

The Sādhyas and Pitās are invisible forms of departed souls, and they are also created by Brahmā.