देवसर्गश्चाष्टविधो विबुधा: पितरोऽसुरा: । गन्धर्वाप्सरस: सिद्धा यक्षरक्षांसि चारणा: ॥ २८ ॥ भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च विद्याध्रा: किन्नरादय: । दशैते विदुराख्याता: सर्गास्ते विश्वसृक्कृता: ॥ २९ ॥
deva-sargas casta-vidho vibudhah pitaro ’surah gandharvapsarasah siddha yaksa-raksamsi caranah bhuta-preta-pisacas ca vidyadhrah kinnaradayah dasaite vidurakhyatah sargas te visva-srk-krtah
- 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
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.