The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.61.1

1.61.1

janamejaya uvāca |
devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca yakṣāṇāmatha rakṣasām |
anyeṣāṃ caiva bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ bhagavannaham || 1 ||

"Janamejaya said, 'O worshipful one, I wish to hear from thee in detail about the birth, among men, of the gods, the Danavas, the Gandharvas, the Rakshasas, the lions, the tigers, and the other animals, the snakes, the birds, and in fact, of all creatures. I wish also to hear about the acts and achievements of those, in due order, after they became incarnate in human forms.'