Shiva Purana

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ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शब्दादीनि च भूतानि पंचीकृत्वाहमात्मना ।। तेभ्यः स्थूलं नभो वायुं वह्निं चैव जलं महीम् ।। १ ।।

sanskrit

Brahmā said: Having combined (or grossified) the elements beginning with sound (i.e., the tanmātras), by my own Self, From them, I created the gross forms — space (nabhaḥ), air (vāyu), fire (vahni), water (jala), and earth (mahī).

english translation

brahmovAca || zabdAdIni ca bhUtAni paMcIkRtvAhamAtmanA || tebhyaH sthUlaM nabho vAyuM vahniM caiva jalaM mahIm || 1 ||

hk transliteration