Shanti Parva 285.6
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 285 · Verse 6
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Sanskrit Original
प्रसारयित्वेहाङ्गानि कूर्मः संहरते यथा। तद्वद् भूतानि भूतानामल्पीयांसि स्थवीयसाम्॥
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As a tortoise stretches forth its legs and withdraws them again into itself, so the numberless creatures originate from (and enter) these five great essences.