Bhagavatapurana 2.9.26

2.9.26

yathātmamāyāyogena nānāśaktyupabṛṃhitam /
vilumpan visṛjan gṛhṇan bibhradātmānam ātmanā //

26—27. Since Thou by the power of Thine own Maya and of Thine own accord assumest various forms of self (as Brahma, Rudra, etc.) for the purposes of creating, preserving and destroying the world which is constituted of and devolped with various powers, and since Thou displayest Thy sportful ways according to Thy resistless will, just as the spider weaves a web round itself, may Thou be pleased, O Madhava, to put into me the sense (understanding) necessary to comprehend them (Thy ways).