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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.2.3

తదుపలభ్య భగవానాదిపురుష: సదసి గాయన్తీం పూర్వచిత్తిం నామాప్సరసమభియాపయామాస ॥ ౩ ॥
tad upalabhya bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ sadasi gāyantīṁ pūrvacittiṁ nāmāpsarasam abhiyāpayām āsa.
[tad upalabhya bhagavaan aadi-purushah sadasi gaayanteem poorvachittim naamaapsarasam abhiyaapayaam aasa.]
tat — that upalabhya — understanding bhagavān — the most powerful ādi-puruṣaḥ — the first created being within this universe sadasi — in his assembly gāyantīm — dancing girl pūrvacittim — Pūrvacitti nāma — named apsarasam — the heavenly dancing girl abhiyāpayām āsa — sent down.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad upalabhya bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ sadasi gāyantīṁ pūrvacittiṁ nāmāpsarasam abhiyāpayām āsa.
tat
that
upalabhya
understanding
bhagavān
the most powerful
ādi-puruṣaḥ
the first created being within this universe
sadasi
in his assembly
gāyantīm
dancing girl
pūrvacittim
Pūrvacitti
nāma
named
apsarasam
the heavenly dancing girl
abhiyāpayām āsa
sent down.
Understanding King Āgnīdhra’s desire, the first and most powerful created being of this universe, Lord Brahmā, selected the best of the dancing girls in his assembly, whose name was Pūrvacitti, and sent her to the King.

In this verse, the words bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ are significant. Bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ is Lord Kṛṣṇa. Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original person. In Bhagavad-gītā, He is also addressed by Arjuna as puruṣam ādyam, the original person, and He is called Bhagavān. In this verse, however, we see that Lord Brahmā is described as bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ. The reason he is called bhagavān is that he fully represents the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is the first-born creature in this universe. Lord Brahmā could understand Mahārāja Āgnīdhra’s desire because he is as powerful as Lord Viṣṇu. As Lord Viṣṇu, situated as Paramātmā, can understand the desire of the living entity, so Lord Brahmā can also understand the living entity’s desire, for Viṣṇu, as a via medium, informs him. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.1) , tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye: Lord Viṣṇu informs Lord Brahmā of everything from within his heart. Because Mahārāja Āgnīdhra specifically worshiped Lord Brahmā, Lord Brahmā was pleased, and he sent Pūrvacitti, the Apsarā, to satisfy him.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Understanding King Āgnīdhra's desire, the first created being of this universe, Lord Brahmā, sent him a singer of his assembly, named Pūrvacitti.
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