Shiva Purana
स हि सर्वजगन्नाथः सिसृक्षुरखिलं जगत् ॥ ब्रह्माणं विदधे साक्षात्पुत्रमग्रे सनातनम् ॥ २८ ॥
Indeed he is the lord of the universe. At the outset, with the desire of creating the universe, he created Brahmā, as his son.
english translation
sa hi sarvajagannAthaH sisRkSurakhilaM jagat ॥ brahmANaM vidadhe sAkSAtputramagre sanAtanam ॥ 28 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript