Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 - Chapter 8

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: निवीतमाम्नायमधुव्रतश्रियास्वकीर्तिमय्या वनमालया हरिम् ।सूर्येन्दुवाय्वग्‍न्यगमं त्रिधामभि:परिक्रमत्प्राधनिकैर्दुरासदम् ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: nivītam āmnāya-madhu-vrata-śriyāsva-kīrti-mayyā vana-mālayā harimsūryendu-vāyv-agny-agamaṁ tri-dhāmabhiḥparikramat-prādhanikair durāsadam Translation: Lord Brahmā, thus looking upon the Lord in the shape of a mountain, concluded that He was Hari, the Personality of Godhead. He saw that the garland of flowers on His chest glorified Him with Vedic wisdom in sweet songs and looked very beautiful. He was protected by the Sudarśana wheel for fighting, and even the sun, moon, air, fire, etc....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32 Sanskrit: तर्ह्येव तन्नाभिसर:सरोज-मात्मामम्भ: श्वसनं वियच्च ।ददर्श देवो जगतो विधातानात: परं लोकविसर्गद‍ृष्टि: ॥ ३२ ॥ ITRANS: tarhy eva tan-nābhi-saraḥ-sarojamātmānam ambhaḥ śvasanaṁ viyac cadadarśa devo jagato vidhātānātaḥ paraṁ loka-visarga-dṛṣṭiḥ Translation: When Lord Brahmā, the maker of the universal destination, thus saw the Lord, he simultaneously glanced over creation. Lord Brahmā saw the lake in Lord Viṣṇu’s navel, and the lotus flower, as well as the devastating water, the drying air and the sky....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 33 Sanskrit: स कर्मबीजं रजसोपरक्त:प्रजा: सिसृक्षन्नियदेव दृष्ट्वा ।अस्तौद्विसर्गाभिमुखस्तमीड्य-मव्यक्तवर्त्मन्यभिवेशितात्मा ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: sa karma-bījaṁ rajasoparaktaḥprajāḥ sisṛkṣann iyad eva dṛṣṭvāastaud visargābhimukhas tam īḍyamavyakta-vartmany abhiveśitātmā Translation: Lord Brahmā, thus being surcharged with the mode of passion, became inclined to create, and after seeing the five causes of creation indicated by the Personality of Godhead, he began to offer his respectful prayers on the path of the creative mentality....