Bhagavatapurana 2.5.34

2.5.34

varṣapūgasahasrānte tadaṇḍam udake śayam /
kālakarmasvabhāvastho jīvo ñjīvam ajīvayat //

34. At the end of a period comprising thousands of years (during Pralaya), taking His stand, (He took His stand) on (making use of) Kala, Karma and Swabhava (Time, action and

Nature, *i.e.*, innate disposition), the Supreme Jiva (who gives life to all else) brought into life that *Anda* (Brahmanda, the great egg) which was placed on the waters.