Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Please hear from me with great attention how Prajāpati Dakṣa, who was very affectionate to his daughters, created different types of living entities through his semen and through his mind.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
यथा ससर्ज भूतानि दक्षो दुहितृवत्सलः । रेतसा मनसा चैव तन्ममावहितः शृणु
yathā sasarja bhūtāni dakṣo duhitṛvatsalaḥ | retasā manasā caiva tanmamāvahitaḥ śṛṇu
SB 6.4.18