Mahabharata 12.224.44

सर्वभूतानि चादाय तपसश्चरणाय चआदिकर्ता महाभूतं तमेवाहुः प्रजापतिम्

sarvabhūtāni cādāya tapasaścaraṇāya caādikartā mahābhūtaṃ tamevāhuḥ prajāpatim

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.