Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.21
SB 3.24.21
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gate śata-dhṛtau kṣattaḥ kardamas tena coditaḥ yathoditaṁ sva-duhitṟḥ prādād viśva-sṛjāṁ tataḥ
Translation
O Vidura, after the departure of Brahmā, Kardama Muni, having been ordered by Brahmā, handed over his nine daughters, as instructed, to the nine great sages who created the population of the world.