Bhagavatapurana 3.5.24

3.5.24

sa vā eṣa tadā draṣṭā nāpaśyad dṛśyam ekarāṭ /
mene 'santam ivātmānaṃ supta-śaktir asupta-dṛk //

24. He was in fact the (one) Seer then; and the absolute Lord did not see the universe (as it had no existence); (all) His powers being asleep (latent), He regarded himself as if He were not, (though) His vision was never asleep (i. e., was never interrupted).