Devanagari
अधोऽसुराणां नागानां भूमेरोकोऽसृजत् प्रभुः ।
त्रिलोक्यां गतयः सर्वाः कर्मणां त्रिगुणात्मनाम् ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
adho ’surāṇāṁ nāgānāṁ
bhūmer oko ’sṛjat prabhuḥ
tri-lokyāṁ gatayaḥ sarvāḥ
karmaṇāṁ tri-guṇātmanām
Synonyms
adhaḥ
—
below
;
asurāṇām
—
of the demons
;
nāgānām
—
of the celestial snakes
;
bhūmeḥ
—
from the earth
;
okaḥ
—
the residence
;
asṛjat
—
created
;
prabhuḥ
—
Lord Brahmā
;
tri
—
lokyām — of the three worlds
;
gatayaḥ
—
the destinations
;
sarvāḥ
—
all
;
karmaṇām
—
of fruitive activities
;
tri
—
guṇa — ātmanām — partaking of the three modes .
Translation
Lord Brahmā created the region below the earth for the demons and the Nāga snakes. In this way the destinations of the three worlds were arranged as the corresponding reactions for different kinds of work performed within the three modes of nature.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Brahmā created the region below the earth for the demons and the Nāga snakes. In this way the destinations of the three worlds were arranged according to karma in the three guṇas.
The places are allotted according to karma.