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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 6.4.19
manasaivasrijat purvam
devasura-manushyadin
SYNONYMS
manasa -- by the mind; eva -- indeed; asrijat -- created; purvam -- in the beginning; prajapatih -- the prajapati (Daksha); imah -- these; prajah -- living entities; deva -- the demigods; asura -- the demons; manushya-adin -- and other living entities, headed by the human beings; nabhah -- in the skies; sthala -- on the land; jala -- or within the water; okasah -- who have their abodes.
TRANSLATION
With his mind, Prajapati Daksha first created all kinds of demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so on.
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