Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 45
Secondary Creation Begins: Brahmā’s Productions, the Guṇas, and the Emergence of Orders of Beings
स किन्नरान किम्पुरुषान् प्रत्यात्म्येनासृजत्प्रभु: । मानयन्नात्मनात्मानमात्माभासं विलोकयन् ॥ ४५ ॥
sa kinnarān kimpuruṣān pratyātmyenāsṛjat prabhuḥ mānayann ātmanātmānam ātmābhāsaṁ vilokayan
一日，众生的创造者梵天在水中见到自己的倒影；他自赏其形，便从那倒影中化生出金普鲁沙与金那罗。
FAQs
In Canto 3, Chapter 20, this verse states that the Supreme Lord manifested the Kinnaras and Kimpuruṣas from His own reflected self (ātmābhāsa), indicating creation occurs through His divine potency rather than material effort.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while describing the stages of creation to King Parīkṣit.
The verse reinforces that all varieties of life have a divine origin; cultivating reverence for all beings and remembering the Supreme as the source supports humility, devotion, and a more dharmic way of living.