Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.9
SB 3.5.9
Open the full passageSanskrit
yena prajānām uta ātma-karma- rūpābhidhānāṁ ca bhidāṁ vyadhatta nārāyaṇo viśvasṛg ātma-yonir etac ca no varṇaya vipra-varya
Translation
O chief amongst the brāhmaṇas, please also describe how Nārāyaṇa, the creator of the universe and the self-sufficient Lord, has differently created the natures, activities, forms, features and names of the different living creatures.