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Vishnupurana 1.5.48

Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.5.48

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1.5.48

avayo vakṣasaś cakre mukhato 'jāḥ sa sṛṣṭavān
sṛṣṭavān udarād gāś ca pārśvābhyāṃ ca prajāpatiḥ //

The divine Brahmá, influenced by their material energies, having created these beings, made others of his own will. Birds he formed from his vital vigour; sheep from his breast; goats from his mouth; kine from his belly and sides; and horses, elephants, Sarabhas, Gayals, deer, camels, mules, antelopes, and other animals, from his feet: whilst from the hairs of his body sprang herbs, roots, and fruits.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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