Matsyapurana 60.3

60.3

tataḥ kālena mahatā punaḥ sargavidhau nṛpa
ahaṃkārāvṛte loke pradhānapuruṣānvite //

When the regions Bhûḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Svar and Maha, &c., were consumed, then the good fortune of all creatures went and centred itself in the heart of the Lord Viṣṇu, in Vaikuṇṭha heaven. Again, long time after, with the object of creating the world, O King! the plastic material, consisting of Pradhâna (root matter), and conscious souls called Puruṣas, was enveloped with self consciousness (ahaṅkâra), when there arose a rivalry between Brahmâ and Kṛiṣṇa, regarding the fashioning of the future world. Then (from their clashing wills), a terrifying flame of fire arose in the form of a liṅga (pillar), by the warmth of which the good luck of the world resting in the heart of Hari came out (in the form of perspiration).—2-4.