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The Description of Creation,^ - Verse 16

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 7 · Verse 16

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Sanskrit Original

तथोर्ध्वस्त्रोतसां षष्ठो देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः। ततोरऽवाक्स्त्रोतसां सर्गः सप्तमः स तु मानुषः।।

tathordhvastrotasāṃ ṣaṣṭho devasargastu sa smṛtaḥ| tator'vākstrotasāṃ sargaḥ saptamaḥ sa tu mānuṣaḥ||

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The creation of Tiryaksrotas i.e. of the beasts and animals, is the fifth creation. The sixth creation is that of the Urdhva-srotas. It is called Devasarga.