असृजद् भगवान् पक्षौ द्वाव् एव हि पितामहः || ६-३५-१२ सुराणाम् असुराणाम् च धर्म अधर्मौ तद् आश्रयौ |
asR^ijad bhagavaan pakShau dvaav eva hi pitaamahaH || 6-35-12 suraaNaam asuraaNaam ca dharma adharmau tad aashrayau |
Translation
"Brahma, the lord of creation, created only two classes of beings, the celestials and the demons. Celestials take refuge in righteousness and demons in unrighteousness."
Word by word
pitaamahaH
Brahma
bhagavaan
the Lord (of creation)
aasR^ijat
created
dvau eva
only two pakSau = classes of beings
suraaNaamcha
the celestials
asuraaNaamcha
and the demons
dharmaadharmau
righteousness and unrighteousness
tadaashrayau
take refuge in them respectively.
Chapter context
Seetha Asks Sarama about Ravana's Decision
33 verses · Verse 12 of 33
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