Skandapurana 5.6.5

5.6.5

yathā mayā dvijatvaṃ hi svayamevārjitaṃ balāt.
tathā sṛṣṭiṃ kariṣyāmi svakīyāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ..6.6.5..

“Just as brahminhood was indeed acquired by me myself through my own power,
so shall I produce my own creation; of this there is no doubt.”