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SB 3.12.24

Devanāgarī

पुलहो नाभितो जज्ञे पुलस्त्य: कर्णयोऋर्षि: । अङ्गिरा मुखतोऽक्ष्णोऽत्रिर्मरीचिर्मनसोऽभवत् ॥ २४ ॥

Text

pulaho nābhito jajñe pulastyaḥ karṇayor ṛṣiḥ aṅgirā mukhato ’kṣṇo ’trir marīcir manaso ’bhavat

Synonyms

pulahaḥ—the sage Pulaha;nābhitaḥ—from the navel;jajñe—generated;pulastyaḥ—the sage Pulastya;karṇayoḥ—from the ears;ṛṣiḥ—the great sage;aṅgirāḥ—the sage Aṅgirā;mukhataḥ—from the mouth;akṣṇaḥ—from the eyes;atriḥ—the sage Atri;marīciḥ—the sage Marīci;manasaḥ—from the mind;abhavat—appeared.

Translation

Pulastya was generated from the ears, Aṅgirā from the mouth, Atri from the eyes, Marīci from the mind and Pulaha from the navel of Brahmā.

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