विष्णुकर्णमलोद्भूतौ हन्तुं ब्रह्माणमुद्यतौ । स नाभिकमले विष्णोः स्थितो ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः ॥ ६८ ॥
viṣhṇukarṇamalodbhūtau hantuṁ brahmāṇamudyatau sa nābhikamale viṣhṇoḥ sthito brahmā prajāpatiḥ
Translation
born from the wax of Vishnu's ears, rose up to kill Brahma. Brahma the creator, seated in the lotus of Vishnu's navel,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
जो विष्णु के कानों के मैल से उत्पन्न हुए थे, ब्रह्मा को मारने के लिए उद्यत हुए। विष्णु के नाभि-कमल में बैठे प्रजापति ब्रह्मा ने,
Commentary
The demons are born from Vishnu's own ear-wax, a striking image: even evil arises from within the divine body, as a by-product of the cosmos. Brahma, the creator, is helpless before them.