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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.27
rishayo manavo deva
saprajapatayah smritah
SYNONYMS
rishayah -- all the sages; manavah -- all the Manus; devah -- all the demigods; manu-putrah -- all the descendants of Manu; maha-ojasah -- very powerful; kalah -- portion of the plenary portion; sarve -- all collectively; hareh -- of the Lord; eva -- certainly; sa-prajapatayah -- along with the Prajapatis; smritah -- are known.
TRANSLATION
All the rishis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the Prajapatis.
PURPORT
Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhuti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called avesa incarnations.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness