निवर्तयितुकामस्तु त्वामेतद्वाक्यमब्रवीत् | इमां लोकसमुत्पत्तिं लोकनाथ निबोध मे || २-११०-२
Oh ! lord of the worlds, Jabali had spoken all this only with the intention to make you return (to Ayodhya). Listen I shall (now) relate to you the origin of the world. [2-110-2]
At the beginning, all this was water from which the earth was created. Thereafter, the self existent ( Swayambhu ) Brahma along with the gods came into existence. [2-110-3]