Mandukya Karika 1.9

Sanskrit Verse

भोगार्थं सृष्टिरित्यन्ये क्रीडार्थमिति चापरे ।
देवस्यैष स्वाभावोऽयमाप्तकामस्य का स्पृहा ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

bhogārthaṃ sṛṣṭirityanye krīḍārthamiti cāpare |
devasyaiṣa svābhāvo’yamāptakāmasya kā spṛhā || 9 ||

Translation

Others think that the manifestation is for the purpose of enjoyment (of God) while still others attribute it to mere diversion (on the part of God), But it is the very nature of the Effulgent Being (Ātman) (for), what other desire is possible for Him whose desire is always in the state of fulfilment?