Shiva Purana
हिरण्यगर्भं देवानां प्रथमं जनयेदयम् ॥ विश्वस्मादधिको रुद्रो महर्षिरिति हि श्रुतिः ॥ १७ ॥
The Śruti says that Rudra the great sage is superior to all; he creates Hiraṇyagarbha the first among the deities.
english translation
hiraNyagarbhaM devAnAM prathamaM janayedayam ॥ vizvasmAdadhiko rudro maharSiriti hi zrutiH ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript