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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
येन प्रजानामुत आत्मकर्म- रूपाभिधानां च भिदां व्यधत्त । नारायणो विश्वसृगात्मयोनि- रेतच्च नो वर्णय विप्रवर्य
yena prajānāmuta ātmakarma- rūpābhidhānāṃ ca bhidāṃ vyadhatta | nārāyaṇo viśvasṛgātmayoni- retacca no varṇaya vipravarya
SB 3.5.9