Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.11
SB 2.5.11
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yena sva-rociṣā viśvaṁ rocitaṁ rocayāmy aham yathārko 'gnir yathā somo yatharkṣa-graha-tārakāḥ
Translation
I create after the Lord's creation by His personal effulgence [known as the brahmajyoti], just as when the sun manifests its fire, the moon, the firmament, the influential planets and the twinkling stars also manifest their brightness.