Bhagavatapurana 3.29.44

3.29.44

guṇābhimānino devāḥ sargādiṣv asya yad-bhayāt /
vartante 'nuyugaṃ yeṣāṃ vaśa etac carācaram //

44. For fear of Him Brahmā and other gods who preside over the three gunas and in whose power lies all this world of mobile and immobile creatures, are engaged in their work of creating or preserving in every age (yuga);