Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 24
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
पुलहो नाभितो जज्ञे पुलस्त्य: कर्णयोऋर्षि: । अङ्गिरा मुखतोऽक्ष्णोऽत्रिर्मरीचिर्मनसोऽभवत् ॥ २४ ॥
pulaho nābhito jajñe pulastyaḥ karṇayor ṛṣiḥ aṅgirā mukhato ’kṣṇo ’trir marīcir manaso ’bhavat
普拉哈生于梵天之脐；圣者普拉斯提耶生于其耳；安吉罗生于其口；阿特利生于其眼；摩利支则由其心意而现。
FAQs
This verse states that major ṛṣis manifest from Brahmā’s different limbs and faculties—Pulaha from the navel, Pulastya from the ears, Aṅgirā from the mouth, Atri from the eyes, and Marīci from the mind—describing Brahmā’s role in secondary creation.
The Bhagavatam presents a symbolic and cosmological account of secondary creation, showing that various functions (mind, speech, senses) become sources for progenitors who expand the universe through lineage and knowledge.
It encourages seeing the universe as ordered and purposeful, and valuing wisdom-lineages (guru–śiṣya, ṛṣi traditions) as foundational to dharma, learning, and inner cultivation.