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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.19
manasaivāsrijat pūrvam
devāsura-manushyādīn
SYNONYMS
manasā — by the mind; eva — indeed; asrijat — created; pūrvam — in the beginning; prajāpatih — the prajāpati (Daksha); imāh — these; prajāh — living entities; deva — the demigods; asura — the demons; manushya-ādīn — 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, Prajāpati Daksha first created all kinds of demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so on.
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