Matsyapurana 172.34

172.34

vasvaṣṭaparvatopetaṃ trailokyāmbhomahodadhim
saṃdhyāsaṃkhyormisalilaṃ suparṇānilasevitam //

The elements were the crests, the asterisms were the bubbles, the Vimânas were the birds, it was agitated by the clouds All the men and beings were its fish, the rows of mountains formed the couches, the three guṇas were its eddy, the regions were its alligators fishes, etc, the warriors were its creepers and saplings, the snakes were its reeds, and the twelve Suns were its great islands The eleven Rudras were its cities, the eight Vasus its mountains; the Sandhyas formed its waves, and birds formed the air thereof. The demons were the crocodiles The Yakṣas and the serpents were the huge fishes, Brahmâ was the supreme valour, the women were the gems, Śri, Kîrti, Kânti and Lakṣmî were the rivers The Yogas and the great festival occasions found their origin and end in Him The Devas became consoled at the sight of such a Nârâyaṇa.—31-36