स ईक्षतेमे नु लोकाश्च लोकपालाश्चान्नमेभ्यः सृजा इति ॥१॥
In plain words
He (the Self) considered: ‘Here now are these worlds and these guardians of the worlds — let me create food for them.’
Aitareya · Adhyāya 1 · Khaṇḍa 3 · The Search for Food, and the Discovery of Who Asks