O great sage, you are as good as Brahmā, the original living being. Others follow custom only, as followed by the previous philosophical speculators.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
अत्र प्रमाणं हि भवान् परमेष्ठी यथाऽऽत्मभूः । परे चेहानुतिष्ठन्ति पूर्वेषां पूर्वजैः कृतम्
atra pramāṇaṃ hi bhavān parameṣṭhī yathā''tmabhūḥ | pare cehānutiṣṭhanti pūrveṣāṃ pūrvajaiḥ kṛtam
SB 2.8.25