Shiva Purana

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तिर्यक्स्रोतस्तु यः प्रोक्तस्तिर्यग्योनिः स पञ्चमः ॥ तदूर्ध्वस्रोतसः षष्ठो देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः ॥ १६ ॥

The fifth source of the animals is called Tiryaksrota. The sixth creation of the demigods is celebrated as the creation of the demigods.

english translation

tiryaksrotastu yaH proktastiryagyoniH sa paJcamaH ॥ tadUrdhvasrotasaH SaSTho devasargastu sa smRtaH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततो ऽर्वाक्स्रोतसां सर्गः सप्तमः स तु मानुषः ॥ अष्टमो ऽनुग्रहः सर्गः कौमारो नवमः स्मृतः ॥ १७ ॥

Then the seventh creation of the streams of water was that of the human race. The eighth creation is called Anugraha, and the ninth is called Kaumāra.

english translation

tato 'rvAksrotasAM sargaH saptamaH sa tu mAnuSaH ॥ aSTamo 'nugrahaH sargaH kaumAro navamaH smRtaH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्राकृताश्च त्रयः पूर्वे सर्गास्ते ऽबुद्धिपूर्वकाः ॥ बुद्धिपूर्वं प्रवर्तन्ते मुख्याद्याः पञ्च वैकृताः ॥ १८ ॥

The first three creations are primary. They work without intelligence. The five secondary creations function intelligently.

english translation

prAkRtAzca trayaH pUrve sargAste 'buddhipUrvakAH ॥ buddhipUrvaM pravartante mukhyAdyAH paJca vaikRtAH ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अग्रे ससर्ज वै ब्रह्मा मानसानात्मनः समान् ॥ सनन्दं सनकञ्चैव विद्वांसञ्च सनातनम् ॥ १९ ॥

In the past, Lord Brahmā created the mental form of the self. Sananda and Sanaka were the eternal learned men.

english translation

agre sasarja vai brahmA mAnasAnAtmanaH samAn ॥ sanandaM sanakaJcaiva vidvAMsaJca sanAtanam ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ऋभुं सनत्कुमारञ्च पूर्वमेव प्रजापतिः ॥ सर्वे ते योगिनो ज्ञेया वीतरागा विमत्सराः ॥ २० ॥

The creator had already created Ṛbhu and Sanatkumara. All such yogīs should be understood to be free from attachment and envy.

english translation

RbhuM sanatkumAraJca pUrvameva prajApatiH ॥ sarve te yogino jJeyA vItarAgA vimatsarAH ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript