We are evolving by the evolution theory. It is not theory. Of course, Mr. Darwin has called it theory, but in the Padma Purāṇa, Vedic literature . . . this evolutionary process is very nicely explained in Vedic literature: aśītiṁs caturaś caiva bhramadbhiḥ jīva-jātiṣu (Padma Purāṇa). These Sanskrit words are there in the Padma Purāṇa, that "A living entity is traveling or evolving from lower grades of life to the higher grades of life in 8,400,000 species of life." There are 900,000 species of life in the water. There are 2,000,000 species of life of plants and vegetables. Similarly, microbes, reptiles, there are 1,100,000 species of life.
Then birds, 1,000,000 species of life. Then beasts, four-legged beasts, there are 3,000,000 species of life. Then, from beastly life, we come to the human form of life. There also variety, 400,000's of varieties. In this way we come to the point of civilized human form of life.
The evolution is coming, just like we evolve our body or grew our body from the womb of our mother. It is stated . . . everything is there in the Vedic literature. After the sex intercourse of the man and woman, there is an emulsification of the two kinds of secretion. And in the first night there is a pealike form that takes place. Then he grows, growing. Then many holes come out of that pealike form—that becomes our eyes and other nine holes. In this way the body is developed in seven months.
Then the child gets consciousness, and he feels very much inconvenience. Therefore moves this side, that side. Then, if he is fortunate, he prays to God, "My Lord, please save me from this inconvenience, this position." Just imagine, airtight packed. In this way he comes up and cries, you see, and again grows. But after coming out, he does not . . . he forgets in what position he was. But mother, father takes care. He forgets, again grows.