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manasaivāsṛjat pūrvaṁ
prajāpatir imāḥ prajāḥ
devāsura-manuṣyādīn
nabhaḥ-sthala-jalaukasaḥ
Synonyms
manasa—by the mind; eva—indeed; asṛjat—created; purvam—in the beginning; prajāpatiḥ—the prajāpati (Dakṣa); imah—these; prajah—living entities; deva—the demigods; asura—the demons; manuṣya-ādīn—and other living entities, headed by the human beings; nabhah—in the skies; sthala—on the land; jala—or within the water; okasaḥ—who have their abodes. ¶
Translation
With his mind, Prajāpati Dakṣa first created all kinds of demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so on. ¶