From that eternal and undecaying. One first originated Space; from space came Wind; from wind came Light; from light came Water. From water originated the Universe; and from the universe, all things that exist in it.
मनुरुवाच अक्षरात् खं ततो वायुस्ततो ज्योतिस्ततो जलम्। जलात् प्रसूता जगती जगत्यां जायते जगत्॥