Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10
Sanskrit:
ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनु: ।ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन् ॥ १० ॥
ITRANS:
ye marīcy-ādayo viprāyas tu svāyambhuvo manuḥte vai brahmaṇa ādeśātkatham etad abhāvayan
Translation:
Vidura inquired: How did the Prajāpatis [such progenitors of living entities as Marīci and Svāyambhuva Manu] create according to the instruction of Brahmā, and how did they evolve this manifested universe?