स ईक्षतेमे नु लोका लोकपालान्नु सृजा इति ।सोऽद्भ्य एव पुरुषं समुद्धृत्यामूर्छयत् ॥ ३ ॥
In plain words
He thought: 'Here are these worlds — let me now create their guardians.' So, from the waters themselves, he drew forth the Person and gave it shape.
Aitareya · Adhyāya 1 · Khaṇḍa 1 · The Waking of the Self into Worlds and Person