Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.33
SB 2.1.33
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nadyo 'sya nāḍyo 'tha tanū-ruhāṇi mahī-ruhā viśva-tanor nṛpendra ananta-vīryaḥ śvasitaṁ mātariśvā gatir vayaḥ karma guṇa-pravāhaḥ
Translation
O King, the rivers are the veins of the gigantic body, the trees are the hairs of His body, and the omnipotent air is His breath. The passing ages are His movements, and His activities are the reactions of the three modes of material nature.