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ŚB 3.20.45

स किन्नरान किम्पुरुषान् प्रत्यात्म्येनासृजत्प्रभु: ।
मानयन्नात्मनात्मानमात्माभासं विलोकयन् ॥ ४५ ॥
sa kinnarān kimpuruṣān
pratyātmyenāsṛjat prabhuḥ
mānayann ātmanātmānam
ātmābhāsaṁ vilokayan

Synonyms

saḥLord Brahmā; kinnarānthe Kinnaras; kimpuruṣānthe Kimpuruṣas; pratyātmyenafrom his reflection (in water); asṛjatcreated; prabhuḥthe lord of the living beings (Brahmā); mānayanadmiring; ātmanā ātmānamhimself by himself; ātma-ābhāsamhis reflection; vilokayanseeing.

Translation

One day, Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, beheld his own reflection in the water, and admiring himself, he evolved Kimpuruṣas as well as Kinnaras out of that reflection.