Bhagavatapurana 4.11.18

4.11.18

sa khalv idaṃ bhagavān kāla-śaktyā guṇa-pravāheṇa vibhakta-vīryaḥ /
karoty akartaiva nihanty ahantā ceṣṭā vibhūmnaḥ khalu durvibhāvyā //

18. Indeed the glorious Lord has His energy divided as the gunas are one after another brought into play under the

force of Time, and He creates this universe, Himself being no actor, destroys it Himself, not being the destroyer; the work of the perfect Being is indeed beyond our comprehension.