[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [Harivamsha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) › 32.7 # Harivamsha 32.7 Harivaṃśa 32.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [32.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.32.7) pradhānātmā purā hy eṣa brahmāṇam asṛjat prabhuḥ so 'sṛjat pūrvapuruṣaḥ purākalpe prajāpatīn // > In ancient times, this lord, having the nature of the primary source, created Brahmā; / that first Puruṣa created the Prajāpatis in a former aeon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 32.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.32.6) - [Next: 32.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.32.8) - [Up: 32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.32) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.32.7) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (2) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa (on the Harivaṃśa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Harivaṃśaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa!nilakantha-suri) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.179.75) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.172.7) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.173.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.32.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.32.7) · Pramāṇa