Mahabharata 12.230.10
तपसा तदवाप्नोति यद्भूत्वा सृजते जगत्तद्भूतश्च ततः सर्वो भूतानां भवति प्रभुः
tapasā tadavāpnoti yadbhūtvā sṛjate jagattadbhūtaśca tataḥ sarvo bhūtānāṃ bhavati prabhuḥ
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