Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.32
SB 3.26.32
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tāmasāc ca vikurvāṇād bhagavad-vīrya-coditāt śabda-mātram abhūt tasmān nabhaḥ śrotraṁ tu śabdagam
Translation
When egoism in ignorance is agitated by the sex energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the subtle element sound is manifested, and from sound come the ethereal sky and the sense of hearing.