Markandeyapurana 49.5

49.5

te sarve rajasodriktāḥ śuṣmiṇaścāpyamarṣiṇaḥ /
sasarjānyate sahasrantu dvandvānāmūrutaḥ punaḥ //

Mārkaṇḍeya spoke:
While Brahmā was first creating and was meditating on truth, he created a thousand pairs of human beings from his mouth, O Muni; when born, they come into being, characterized chiefly by goodness, and self-glorious. He created another thousand pairs from his breast; they were all characterized chiefly by passion, and were fiery and impatient. And he created again another thousand miserable pairs from his thighs;[2] they were known as characterized chiefly by passion and ignorance, and as enviously disposed. And he created another thousand pairs from his feet; they were all characterized chiefly by ignorance, and were unfortunate and little of understanding.