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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.21

अहं भवो यूयमथोऽसुरादयो मनुष्यतिर्यग्द्रुमघर्मजातय: । यस्यावतारांशकलाविसर्जिता व्रजाम सर्वे शरणं तमव्ययम् ॥ २१ ॥
ahaṁ bhavo yūyam atho ’surādayo
[aham bhavo yooyam atho ’suraadayo]
manuṣya-tiryag-druma-gharma-jātayaḥ
[manushya-tiryag-druma-gharma-jaatayah]
yasyāvatārāṁśa-kalā-visarjitā
[yasyaavataaraamsha-kalaa-visarjitaa]
vrajāma sarve śaraṇaṁ tam avyayam
[vrajaama sarve sharanam tam avyayam]
Word-for-word
aham — I bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva yūyam — all of you demigods atho — as well as asura-ādayaḥ — demons and others manuṣya — the human beings tiryak — the animals druma — the trees and plants gharma-jātayaḥ — as well as the insects and germs born of perspiration yasya — of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) avatāra — of the puruṣa incarnation aṁśa — of His part and parcel, the guṇa-avatāra, Brahmā kalā — of Brahmā’s sons visarjitāḥ — produced by the generation vrajāma — we shall go sarve — all of us śaraṇam — unto the shelter tam — unto the Supreme avyayam — the inexhaustible.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ahaṁ bhavo yūyam atho ’surādayo
aham
I
bhavaḥ
Lord Śiva
yūyam
all of you demigods
atho
as well as
manuṣya-tiryag-druma-gharma-jātayaḥ
yasyāvatārāṁśa-kalā-visarjitā
asura-ādayaḥ
demons and others
vrajāma sarve śaraṇaṁ tam avyayam
manuṣya
the human beings
tiryak
the animals
druma
the trees and plants
gharma-jātayaḥ
as well as the insects and germs born of perspiration
yasya
of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead)
avatāra
of the puruṣa incarnation
aṁśa
of His part and parcel, the guṇa-avatāra, Brahmā
kalā
of Brahmā’s sons
visarjitāḥ
produced by the generation
vrajāma
we shall go
sarve
all of us
śaraṇam
unto the shelter
tam
unto the Supreme
avyayam
the inexhaustible.
Lord Brahmā said: I, Lord Śiva, all of you demigods, the demons, the living entities born of perspiration, the living beings born of eggs, the trees and plants sprouting from the earth, and the living entities born from embryos — all come from the Supreme Lord, from His incarnation of rajo-guṇa [Lord Brahmā, the guṇa-avatāra] and from the great sages [ṛṣis] who are part of me. Let us therefore go to the Supreme Lord and take shelter of His lotus feet.
Purport

Some creatures are born from embryos, some from perspiration, and some from seeds. In this way, all living entities emanate from the guṇa-avatāra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Ultimately, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the shelter of all living entities.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā said: We will take shelter of the Lord, from whom I, Lord Śiva, all of you devatās, the demons, the humans, animals, plants and the living entities born of perspiration, have been created through his puruṣa avatāra, expansions (Brahmā and Śiva) and secondary expansions (Marīci and others). Gharma-jātayaḥ means entities born from perspiration. The puruṣa (avatāra) creates me (Brahmā) and Śiva (aṁśa). We carry out various creations. I create Marīci and others (kalā). Marīci and others create others as their sons and grandsons, including the demons.
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā says all beings — gods, demons, sweat-born, egg-born, plant-born, embryo-born — come from the same Supreme Lord through His avatāra and the sages. Recognizing common origin softens hostility. Even the demons are family in a deeper sense.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do I currently treat as alien who is in fact part of the same divine source?
  • How does shared origin reshape my response to those I usually consider opponents?
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