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.

With his mind, Prajāpati Dakṣa first created all kinds of demigods, demons, human beings, birds, beasts, aquatics and so on.