Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.2.1
SB 2.2.1
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śrī-śuka uvāca evaṁ purā dhāraṇayātma-yonir naṣṭāṁ smṛtiṁ pratyavarudhya tuṣṭāt tathā sasarjedam amogha-dṛṣṭir yathāpyayāt prāg vyavasāya-buddhiḥ
Translation
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Formerly, prior to the manifestation of the cosmos, Lord Brahmā, by meditating on the virāṭ-rūpa, regained his lost consciousness by appeasing the Lord. Thus he was able to rebuild the creation as it was before.