Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.43

सोऽवेत् — अहं वाव सृष्टिरस्मि — अहं हीदं सर्वमसृक्षीति — ततः सृष्टिरभवत् — सृष्ट्यां हास्यैतस्यां भवति य एवं वेद ॥

so'vet — aham vav srishtir asmi — aham hidam sarvam asrikshiti — tatah srishtir abhavat — srishtyam hasyaitasyam bhavati ya evam veda ||

He knew: 'I indeed am the creation, for I projected all this.' Therefore he was called Creation. He who knows this becomes a creator in this creation of his.

उसने जाना: 'मैं ही सृष्टि हूँ — क्योंकि मैंने यह सब सृजित किया।' इससे 'सृष्टि' नाम हुआ। जो इस प्रकार जानता है, वह इस सृष्टि में सृजक बन जाता है।