Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.46
SB 2.10.46
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ayaṁ tu brahmaṇaḥ kalpaḥ savikalpa udāhṛtaḥ vidhiḥ sādhāraṇo yatra sargāḥ prākṛta-vaikṛtāḥ
Translation
This process of creation and annihilation described in summary herein is the regulative principle during the duration of Brahmā's one day. It is also the regulative principle in the creation of mahat, in which the material nature is dispersed.