Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.59
SB 3.26.59
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nāḍyo 'sya nirabhidyanta tābhyo lohitam ābhṛtam nadyas tataḥ samabhavann udaraṁ nirabhidyata
Translation
The veins of the universal body became manifested and thereafter the red corpuscles, or blood. In their wake came the rivers (the deities presiding over the veins), and then appeared an abdomen.