Bhagavatapurana 2.5.21

2.5.21

kālaṃ karma svabhāvaṃ ca māyeśo māyayā svayā /
ātman yadṛcchayā prāptaṃ vibubhūṣurupādade //

21. The Lord of Maya intent upon assuming diverse forms through His own Maya adopted as cause (as a means) what by a mere wish or thought found a place in Atman, (*viz.*, Time, Karma and Nature (Innate Disposition) necessary for creation.