Bhagavatapurana 11.9.27.p2

11.9.27.p2

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28. By means of Aja (Prakriti) and His own spiritual powers God (Brahman) [through His body called the four-faced V.] created various kinds of bodies, i. e., various species of beings, trees, reptiles, beasts, birds, musquitoes, fish and so on: but his heart not satisfied with those several creations, he made the human body endowed with intellect for realising Parabrahman and was rejoiced at it.