O best of the brāhmaṇas, please also describe how the creation of the globes throughout the universe, the four directions of the heavens, the sky, the planets, the stars, the mountains, the rivers, the seas and the islands, as well as their different kinds of inhabitants, takes place.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
भूपातालककुब्व्योम ग्रहनक्षत्रभूभृताम् । सरित्समुद्रद्वीपानां सम्भवश्चैतदोकसाम्
bhūpātālakakubvyoma grahanakṣatrabhūbhṛtām | saritsamudradvīpānāṃ sambhavaścaitadokasām
SB 2.8.15