Chapter 17 — navasargapradarśanaṃ — Verse 16
Agni Purana · 17 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
सप्तैते जनयन्ति स्म प्रजा रुद्राश च सत्तम । द्विधा कृत्वात्मनो देहमर्धेन पुरुषो ऽभवत । अर्धेन नारी तस्यां स ब्रह्मा वै चासृजत प्रजाः ।।
saptaite janayanti sma prajā rudrāś ca sattama | dvidhā kṛtvātmano dehamardhena puruṣo 'bhavat | ardhena nārī tasyāṃ sa brahmā vai cāsṛjat prajāḥ ||
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These seven produced progeny; Rudras too were born. The Being split his body in two: one half became the man, the other half the woman. From that woman Brahmā then created offspring.