Mānasasṛṣṭi-varṇana (Account of Mind-born Creation) | मानससृष्टिवर्णनम्
प्रजाः सृचेति व्यादिष्टो ब्रह्मणा नीललोहितः / सो ऽभिध्याय सतीं भार्यां निर्ममे चात्मसंभवान्
prajāḥ sṛceti vyādiṣṭo brahmaṇā nīlalohitaḥ / so 'bhidhyāya satīṃ bhāryāṃ nirmame cātmasaṃbhavān
Commanded by Brahmā, “Create the beings,” Nīlalohita meditated upon his virtuous wife Satī and brought forth creatures born of his own self.