Neither the gods nor the Rishis were able to grasp Brahma who is without beginning and who is the highest of the high. Only the divine creator of all things, viz., the powerful Narayana, had known of Brahma.
अनाद्यं तत्परं ब्रह्म न देवा नर्षयो विदुः। एकस्तद् वेद भगवान् धाता नारायणः प्रभुः॥