Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 45


Sanskrit:

स्थित्युत्पत्त्यप्ययानां त्वमेको हेतुर्निराश्रय: ।लोकान् क्रीडनकानीश क्रीडतस्ते वदन्ति हि ॥ ४५ ॥

ITRANS:

sthity-utpatty-apyayānāṁ tvameko hetur nirāśrayaḥlokān krīḍanakān īśakrīḍatas te vadanti hi

Translation:

You alone cause the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the cosmos, and of You there is no prior cause. Indeed, O Lord, authorities say that the worlds are mere playthings for You as You perform Your pastimes.

Purport: