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ŚB 3.20.19

विससर्जात्मन: कायं नाभिनन्दंस्तमोमयम् ।
जगृहुर्यक्षरक्षांसि रात्रिं क्षुत्तृट्‌समुद्भवाम् ॥ १९ ॥
visasarjātmanaḥ kāyaṁ
nābhinandaṁs tamomayam
jagṛhur yakṣa-rakṣāṁsi
rātriṁ kṣut-tṛṭ-samudbhavām

Synonyms

visasarjathrew off; ātmanaḥhis own; kāyambody; nanot; abhinandanbeing pleased; tamaḥ-mayammade of ignorance; jagṛhuḥtook possession; yakṣa-rakṣāṁsithe Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; rātrimnight; kṣuthunger; tṛṭthirst; samudbhavāmthe source.

Translation

Out of disgust, Brahmā threw off the body of ignorance, and taking this opportunity, Yakṣas and Rākṣasas sprang for possession of the body, which continued to exist in the form of night. Night is the source of hunger and thirst.