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Chapter 4: The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers

Verse 19 of 47
SB 6.4.19

मनसैवासृजत्पूर्वं प्रजापतिरिमाः प्रजाः देवासुरमनुष्यादीन्नभःस्थलजलौकसः

manasaivāsṛjat pūrvaṁ prajāpatir imāḥ prajāḥ devāsura-manuṣyādīn nabhaḥ-sthala-jalaukasaḥ

Synonyms

manasā—by the mind; eva—indeed; asṛjat—created; pūrvam—in the beginning; prajāpatiḥ—the prajāpati (Dakṣa); imāḥ—these; prajāḥ—living entities; deva—the demigods; asura—the demons; manuṣya-ādīn—and other living entities, headed by the human beings; nabhaḥ—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.

Verse 19 of 47