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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.10.28-29
deva-sargas casta-vidho
gandharvapsarasah siddha
vidyadhrah kinnaradayah
dasaite vidurakhyatah
SYNONYMS
deva-sargah -- creation of the demigods; ca -- also; asta-vidhah -- eight kinds; vibudhah -- the demigods; pitarah -- the forefathers; asurah -- the demons; gandharva -- the expert artisans in the higher planets; apsarasah -- the angels; siddhah -- persons who are perfect in mystic powers; yaksa -- the superprotectors; raksamsi -- giants; caranah -- the celestial singers; bhuta -- jinn; preta -- evil spirits; pisacah -- attendant spirits; ca -- also; vidyadhrah -- the celestial denizens named Vidyadharas; kinnara -- superhuman beings; adayah -- and others; dasa ete -- all these ten (creations); vidura -- O Vidura; akhyatah -- described; sargah -- creations; te -- unto you; visva-srk -- the creator of the universe (Brahma); krtah -- done by him.
TRANSLATION
The creation of the demigods is of eight varieties: (1) the demigods, (2) the forefathers, (3) the asuras, or demons, (4) the Gandharvas and Apsaras, or angels, (5) the Yaksas and Raksasas, (6) the Siddhas, Caranas and Vidyadharas, (7) the Bhutas, Pretas and Pisacas, and (8) the superhuman beings, celestial singers, etc. All are created by Brahma, the creator of the universe.
PURPORT
As explained in the Second Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Siddhas are inhabitants of Siddhaloka, where the residents travel in space without vehicles. At their mere will they can pass from one planet to another without difficulty. Therefore, in the upper planets the inhabitants are far superior to the inhabitants of this planet in all matters of art, culture and science, since they possess brains superior to those of human beings. The spirits and jinn mentioned in this connection are also counted among the demigods because they are able to perform uncommon functions not possible for men.
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