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SB 3.11.26

Devanāgarī

एष दैनन्दिन: सर्गो ब्राह्मस्त्रैलोक्यवर्तन: । तिर्यङ्‌नृपितृदेवानां सम्भवो यत्र कर्मभि: ॥ २६ ॥

Text

eṣa dainan-dinaḥ sargo brāhmas trailokya-vartanaḥ tiryaṅ-nṛ-pitṛ-devānāṁ sambhavo yatra karmabhiḥ

Synonyms

eṣaḥ—all these creations;dainam-dinaḥ—daily;sargaḥ—creation;brāhmaḥ—in terms of the days of Brahmā;trailokya-vartanaḥ—revolution of the three worlds;tiryak—animals lower than the human beings;nṛ—human beings;pitṛ—of the Pitā planets;devānām—of the demigods;sambhavaḥ—appearance;yatra—wherein;karmabhiḥ—in the cycle of fruitive activities.

Translation

In the creation, during Brahmā’s day, the three planetary systems — Svarga, Martya and Pātāla — revolve, and the inhabitants, including the lower animals, human beings, demigods and Pitās, appear and disappear in terms of their fruitive activities.

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