Sūta said:: They are three in number viz. 1) Prājāpatya (belonging to Prajāpati, i.e. Brahmā), 2) Raudrā (belonging to Rudra) and 3) Vaiṣṇavī (belonging to Viṣṇu). These shining bodies are cited in the ancient Dharmaśāstra by sages who perceive the reality, who are intelligently engaged (in the practice of) Sāṃkhya and Yoga, who perceive the same object separately (i.e. analytically and synthetically) and who are conversant with prowess and nobility of birth.