Skanda Purana 16.305.22

16.305.22

.. īśvara uvāca .. ..
evaṃ saṃstuvatastasya puratastasya cetasā ..
prādurbabhūva deveśi jagaccakṣuḥ sanātanaḥ ..
uvāca paramaṃ prīto nāradaṃ munipuṃgavam .. 22 ..

Īśvara said: / While he was praising thus, O goddess of gods, before him in his mind / the eternal Eye of the World became manifest. / Extremely pleased, he spoke to Nārada, the best of sages: