From the womb of Mātṛkā, the wife of Aryamā, were born many learned scholars. Among them Lord Brahmā created the human species, which are endowed with an aptitude for self-examination.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
अर्यम्णो मातृका पत्नी तयोश्चर्षणयः सुताः । यत्र वै मानुषी जातिर्ब्रह्मणा चोपकल्पिता
aryamṇo mātṛkā patnī tayoścarṣaṇayaḥ sutāḥ | yatra vai mānuṣī jātirbrahmaṇā copakalpitā
SB 6.6.42