Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.26
SB 2.1.26
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pātālam etasya hi pāda-mūlaṁ paṭhanti pārṣṇi-prapade rasātalam mahātalaṁ viśva-sṛjo 'tha gulphau talātalaṁ vai puruṣasya jaṅghe
Translation
Persons who have realized it have studied that the planets known as Pātāla constitute the bottoms of the feet of the universal Lord, and the heels and the toes are the Rasātala planets. The ankles are the Mahātala planets, and His shanks constitute the Talātala planets.