Sthanu said O Lord, you did take great pains for creating various creatures. All these different sorts of beings have been created and reared by you.
स्थाणुरुवाच प्रजासर्गनिमित्तं हि कृतो यत्नस्त्वया विभो। त्वया सृष्टाश्च वृद्धाश्च भूतग्रामाः पृथग्विधाः॥