Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.9.24
SB 3.9.24
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nābhi-hradād iha sato 'mbhasi yasya puṁso vijñāna-śaktir aham āsam ananta-śakteḥ rūpaṁ vicitram idam asya vivṛṇvato me mā rīriṣīṣṭa nigamasya girāṁ visargaḥ
Translation
The Lord's potencies are innumerable. As He lies down in the water of devastation, I am born as the total universal energy from the navel lake in which the lotus sprouts. I am now engaged in manifesting His diverse energies in the form of the cosmic manifestation. I therefore pray that in the course of my material activities I may not be deviated from the vibration of the Vedic hymns.