कस्य रूपमभूद्द्वेधा यत्कायमभिचक्षते ॥५२॥
evaá¹ yukta-ká¹›tas tasya
daivaá¹ cÄveká¹£atas tadÄ
kasya rÅ«pam abhÅ«d dvedhÄ
yat kÄyam abhicaká¹£ate
evam - thus; yukta - contemplating; ká¹›taḥ - while doing so; tasya - his; daivam - supernatural power; ca - also; aveká¹£ataḥ - observing; tadÄ - at that time; kasya - of BrahmÄ; rÅ«pam - form; abhÅ«t - became manifested; dvedhÄ - twofold; yat - which is; kÄyam - his body; abhicaká¹£ate - is said to be.
While he was thus absorbed in contemplation and was observing the supernatural power, two other forms were generated from his body. They are still celebrated as the body of BrahmÄ.
Two bodies came out from the body of BrahmÄ. One had a mustache, and the other had swollen breasts. No one can explain the source of their manifestation, and therefore until today they are known as the kÄyam, or the body of BrahmÄ, with no indication of their relationship as his son or daughter.
