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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.27
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TEXT 27
- vaikṛtās traya evaite
- deva-sargaś ca sattama
- vaikārikas tu yaḥ proktaḥ
- kaumāras tūbhayātmakaḥ
vaikṛtāḥcreations of Brahmā — creations of Brahmā; trayaḥthree kinds — three kinds; evacertainly — certainly; eteall these — all these; devaappearance of the demigods-sargaḥappearance of the demigods — appearance of the demigods; caalso — also; sattamaO good Vidura — O good Vidura; vaikārikaḥcreation of demigods by nature — creation of demigods by nature; tubut — but; yaḥwhich — which; proktaḥdescribed before — described before; kaumāraḥthe four Kumāras — the four Kumāras; tubut — but; ubhayaboth ways (namely vaikṛta and prākṛta )-ātmakaḥboth ways (namely vaikṛta and prākṛta ) — both ways (namely vaikṛta and prākṛta).
O good Vidura, these last three creations and the creation of demigods (the tenth creation) are vaikṛta creations, which are different from the previously described prākṛta (natural) creations. The appearance of the Kumāras is both.