Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.3
SB 2.10.3
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bhūta-mātrendriya-dhiyāṁ janma sarga udāhṛtaḥ brahmaṇo guṇa-vaiṣamyād visargaḥ pauruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ
Translation
The elementary creation of sixteen items of matter—namely the five elements [fire, water, land, air and sky], sound, form, taste, smell, touch, and the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin and mind—is known as sarga, whereas subsequent resultant interaction of the modes of material nature is called visarga.