Matsyapurana 4.3

4.3

*matsya uvāca
divyeyamādisṛṣṭistu rajoguṇasamudbhavā
atīndriyendriyā tadvad atīndriyaśarīrikā //

The king said, “O, Merciful! I feel awfully grieved to hear that Lord Brahmâ married Aṅgajâ. Pray, tell me why he was not regarded as having committed a fearful sin by having done so. Remove my doubts, O, Master of the Universe! by graciously explaining to me why the offspring of Brahmâ were allowed to intermarry in their paternal circle without any regard for close-knit kinship.” The Lord Fish replied: “O King! such doubts only arise in the case of mankind, for men have atomic bodies and beget children in a different way, while the primeval creation is celestial in which Rajoguṇa predominates. The Devas not have supersensuous bodies and they beget progeny in quite different ways. The celestial forms come into being in other ways, and it is very difficult for men having sensuous bodies to understand this great secret. Only supernatural intellect causes celestial creation; therefore those alone can understand its great secret who themselves are possessed with such an intellect; just as a serpent alone can trace the footprints of another serpent, and aerial tracks can only be discerned by birds and other beings that fly in the air. O, King! the question of any prescribed order on prohibition does not arise in the deeds of the Devas. Only Their desire is taken into consideration in whatever they do. Other beings reap the fruits of their karma (doings) which the Devas do not. No doubts should therefore be raised regarding the doings of the Devas, nor should the beings having sensuous bodies think of doing the same deed.”—1-6.