Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.20
SB 3.8.20
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tamasy apāre vidurātma-sargaṁ vicinvato 'bhūt sumahāṁs tri-ṇemiḥ yo deha-bhājāṁ bhayam īrayāṇaḥ parikṣiṇoty āyur ajasya hetiḥ
Translation
O Vidura, while searching in that way about his existence, Brahmā reached his ultimate time, which is the eternal wheel in the hand of Viṣṇu and which generates fear in the mind of the living entity like the fear of death.