Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.47
SB 3.12.47
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sparśas tasyābhavaj jīvaḥ svaro deha udāhṛta ūṣmāṇam indriyāṇy āhur antaḥ-sthā balam ātmanaḥ svarāḥ sapta vihāreṇa bhavanti sma prajāpateḥ
Translation
Brahmā's soul was manifested as the touch alphabets, his body as the vowels, his senses as the sibilant alphabets, his strength as the intermediate alphabets and his sensual activities as the seven notes of music.