Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Formerly, prior to the manifestation of the cosmos, Lord Brahmā, by meditating on the virāṭ-rūpa, regained his lost consciousness by appeasing the Lord. Thus he was able to rebuild the creation as it was before.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
श्रीशुक उवाच । एवं पुरा धारणयाऽऽत्मयोनि- र्नष्टां स्मृतिं प्रत्यवरुध्य तुष्टात् । तथा ससर्जेदममोघदृष्टि- र्यथाप्ययात्प्राग्व्यवसायबुद्धिः
śrīśuka uvāca | evaṃ purā dhāraṇayā''tmayoni- rnaṣṭāṃ smṛtiṃ pratyavarudhya tuṣṭāt | tathā sasarjedamamoghadṛṣṭi- ryathāpyayātprāgvyavasāyabuddhiḥ
SB 2.2.1