मनसैवासृजत्पूर्वं प्रजापतिरिमा: प्रजा: । देवासुरमनुष्यादीन्नभ:स्थलजलौकस: ॥ १९ ॥
manasaivasrjat purvam prajapatir imah prajah devasura-manusyadin nabhah-sthala-jalaukasah
- manasa
- by the mind
- eva
- indeed
- asrjat
- created
- purvam
- in the beginning
- prajapatih
- the prajapati (Daksa)
- imah
- these
- prajah
- living entities
- deva
- the demigods
- asura
- the demons
- manusya-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.
With his mind, Prajapati Daksa first created all kinds of demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so on.