Shiva Purana
शङ्कर उवाच ॥ पंचभूतात्मको देहस्सदायुक्तस्तु तद्गुणैः ॥ उत्पाद्यते वरारोहे तद्विलीनो हि पार्थिवः ॥ १४ ॥
Śiva said:— O beautiful lady, the physical body consists of five elements. It arises from them and merges in them. It is always endowed with their attributes.
english translation
zaGkara uvAca ॥ paMcabhUtAtmako dehassadAyuktastu tadguNaiH ॥ utpAdyate varArohe tadvilIno hi pArthivaH ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript