Bhagavatapurana 2.9.5

2.9.5

sa ādidevo jagatāṃ paro guruḥ svadhiṣṇyam āsthāya sisṛkṣayaikṣata /
tāṃ nādhyagacchaddṛśam atra sammatāṃ prapañcanirmāṇavidhiryayā bhavet //

5. Brahma, the first of the gods and the highest preceptor of all the worlds took his seat in his abode of the lotus and, actuated by a desire to create, looked about (inquiringly as to how he should proceed); but he did not obtain the vision (inspiration) (of the plan) which was most suitable for the purpose, and by which the method and process of creating the world might be comprehended.