Bhagavatapurana 3.10.12

3.10.12

viśvaṃ vai brahma-tan-mātraṃ saṃsthitaṃ viṣṇu-māyayā /
īśvareṇa paricchinnaṃ kālenāvyakta-mūrtinā //

12. In fact the Universe is nothing but Brahman which was withdrawn by Vishnu's Maya and it is a finite

*V.* That Brahman which in the gross developed state with the attribute of the developed chit and achit is in the form of the universe, remains by itself when by the will of Vishnu (Himself) it is withdrawn. *i.e.*, when it returns to the subtle state, with the attributes of Chit and Achit (even during Pralaya); that Brahman has the attribute of Kala possessed of ruling power as pervaded by His ruling power and also possessed of an unmanifest form. *D.* Indeed the universe is produced and protected by that Vishnu who is present in Brahma under the name of Brahma and endows Him with all powers; it is preserved in proper order by His own power directly as Vishnu, and it is destroyed by the destroyer Kala, of unmanifest form, presided over by Rudra created by His own destructive power and form called Iswara. thing produced under the force of Time by Iswara who is of unmanifest essence.