Mahabharata 12.224.38

ज्योतिषोऽपि विकुर्वाणाद्भवन्त्यापो रसात्मिकाःअद्भ्यो गन्धगुणा भूमिः पूर्वैषा सृष्टिरुच्यते

jyotiṣo'pi vikurvāṇādbhavantyāpo rasātmikāḥadbhyo gandhaguṇā bhūmiḥ pūrvaiṣā sṛṣṭirucyate

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.