Universe consists of 8,400,000 species of plants, animals and humans.There are 900,000 species living in the water.
There are also 2,000,000 non-moving living entities (sthavara) such as trees and plants.
There are also 1,100,000 species of insects and reptiles.
There are 1,000,000 species of birds. As far as quadrupeds are concerned there are 3,000,000 varieties.
There are 400,000 human species.
As written in Padma Purana I started believing in the following statement "I became an animal subjected to the gunas and my free will was replaced by the instincts. Gradually I will be elevated to the uncivilized human level. This may take me longer time if I am killed by ignorant humans while in the animal body"
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