Description of Creation by Means of Prakrti.^ - Verse 59
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 4 · Verse 59
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Sanskrit Original
बृहत्त्वाच्च स्मृतो ब्रह्मा परत्वात परमेश्वरः। वशित्वादप्यवश्यत्वादीश्वरः परिभाषितः।।
bṛhattvācca smṛto brahmā paratvāt parameśvaraḥ| vaśitvādapyavaśyatvādīśvaraḥ paribhāṣitaḥ||
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He is called Adideva (the primordial god) because he is the first one in the beginning; since he is not born, he is called Aja. Since he protects all the subjects, he is called Prajdpati.