ऋषयो मनवो देवा मनुपुत्रा महौजस: । कला: सर्वे हरेरेव सप्रजापतयस्तथा: ॥२७॥

ṛṣayo manavo devÄ
manu-putrÄ mahaujasaḥ
kalÄḥ sarve harer eva
saprajÄpatayaḥ smá¹›tÄḥ

1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LSB(1)

 á¹›á¹£ayaḥ - all the sages; manavaḥ - all the Manus; devÄḥ - all the demigods; manu-putrÄḥ - all the descendants of Manu; mahÄ-ojasaḥ - very powerful; kalÄḥ - portion of the plenary portion; sarve - all collectively; hareḥ - of the Lord; eva - certainly; sa-prajÄpatayaḥ - along with the PrajÄpatis; smá¹›tÄḥ - are known.


Text

All the ṛṣis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the PrajÄpatis.

Purport

Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhÅ«ti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called ÄveÅ›a incarnations.