Although Prajāpati Dakṣa could not say anything, when the Lord, who knows everyone’s heart, saw His devotee prostrate in that manner and desiring to increase the population, He addressed him as follows.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तं तथावनतं भक्तं प्रजाकामं प्रजापतिम् । चित्तज्ञः सर्वभूतानामिदमाह जनार्दनः
taṃ tathāvanataṃ bhaktaṃ prajākāmaṃ prajāpatim | cittajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmidamāha janārdanaḥ
SB 6.4.42