ते अहार्षुर्देवयन्तो विसृष्टां तां प्रभामहः ॥२२॥
devatÄḥ prabhayÄ yÄ yÄ
dīvyan pramukhato 'sṛjat
te ahÄrá¹£ur devayanto
visṛṣá¹Äá¹ tÄá¹ prabhÄm ahaḥ
devatÄḥ - the demigods; prabhayÄ - with the glory of light; yÄḥ yÄḥ - those who; dÄ«vyan - shining; pramukhataḥ - chiefly; asá¹›jat - created; te - they; ahÄrá¹£uḥ - took possession of; devayantaḥ - being active; visṛṣá¹Äm - separated; tÄm - that; prabhÄm - effulgent form; ahaḥ - daytime.
He then created the chief demigods, who were shining with the glory of goodness. He dropped before them the effulgent form of daytime, and the demigods sportingly took possession of it.
Demons were born from the creation of night, and the demigods were born from the creation of day. In other words, demons like the Yaká¹£as and RÄká¹£asas are born of the quality of ignorance, and demigods are born of the quality of goodness.
