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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 28]
Wanting to take a very exalted position, the living entity instead becomes entangled in a repetition of birth and death. He selects his position as a human being, a demigod, a cat, a dog, a tree, etc. In this way the living entity selects a body out of the 8,400,000 forms and tries to satisfy himself by a variety of material enjoyment. The Supersoul, however, does not like him to do this. Consequently the Supersoul instructs him to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord then takes charge of the living entity. But unless the living entity is uncontaminated by material desires, he cannot surrender to the Supreme Lord. In  Bhagavad-gītā  the Lord says:
bhoktāram yajña-tapasām sarva-loka-maheśvaram suhṛdam sarva-bhūtānām jñātvā mām śāntim ṛcchati
“The sages, knowing Me as the ultimate purpose of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attain peace from the pangs of material miseries.” (Bg. 5.29)
The Supreme Lord is the supreme friend of everyone; however, no one can take advantage of the supreme friend’s instructions while making his own plans to become happy and entangling himself in the modes of material nature. When there is creation, the living entities take on different forms according to past desires. This means that all the species or forms of life are simultaneously created. Darwin’s theory stating that no human being existed from the beginning but that humans evolved after many, many years is simply a nonsensical theory. From Vedic literature we find that the first creature within the universe is Lord Brahmā. Being the most intelligent personality, Lord Brahmā could take charge of creating all the variety found within this material world.
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हंसावहं च त्वं चार्य सखायौ मानसायनौ । अभूतामन्तरा वौकः सहस्रपरिवत्सरान् ॥५४॥
haṁsāv ahaṁ ca tvaṁ cārya sakhāyau mānasāyanau abhūtām antarā vaukaḥ sahasra pari vatsarān