Lord Brahmā said: My dear Lord, previously we requested You to remove the burden of the earth. O unlimited Personality of Godhead, that request has certainly been fulfilled.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ब्रह्मोवाच । भूमेर्भारावताराय पुरा विज्ञापितः प्रभो । त्वमस्माभिरशेषात्मंस्तत्तथैवोपपादितम्
brahmovāca | bhūmerbhārāvatārāya purā vijñāpitaḥ prabho | tvamasmābhiraśeṣātmaṃstattathaivopapāditam
SB 11.6.21