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Śrī Īśopaniṣad
before the creation of Brahmā, and One Who enlightened Brahmā with Vedic knowledge, is Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. “The Supreme Person desired to create the living entities, and thus Nārāyaṇa created all the beings. From Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā was born. Nārāyaṇa created all the  Prajāpatis . Nārāyaṇa created Indra. Nārāyaṇa created the eight Vasus. Nārāyaṇa created the eleven Rudras. Nārāyaṇa created the twelve Ādityas.” This Nārāyaṇa being the plenary manifestation of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa are one and the same.
There are later readings also which say that the same Supreme Lord is the Son of Devakī. His childhood with Devakī and Vasudeva and His identity with Nārāyaṇa have also been confirmed by Śrīpad Śaṅkarācārya, even though Śaṅkara does not belong to the Vaiṣṇava, or personalist, cult. There are still other readings, also in the  Atharva Veda , such as this: “Only Nārāyaṇa existed in the beginning, and there was no existence of Brahmā or Śiva, nor of Agni, the fire, nor of water. There were no stars, there was no Sun, no Moon. He does not remain alone. He creates as He desires.”
In the  Mokṣa-dharma  it is said: “I created the Prajāpatis and the Rudras. They have not complete knowledge of Me because they are also covered by My illusory energy.”
In the  Varāha Purāṇa  it is said: “Nārāyaṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and from Him the four-headed Brahmā became manifested, as also did Rudra, who later became omniscient.”
Thus all Vedic literature will confirm this view that Nārāyaṇa or Kṛṣṇa is the Cause of all causes. In the  Brahma-samhitā  also it is said that the Supreme Lord is Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is “Govinda,” the Delighter of every living being, and He is the Primeval Cause of all causes. The really learned person will know all this by the evidence of great sages and the  Vedas , and will thus decide to worship Lord Kṛṣṇa as all-in-all.
Persons are called  buddha , or really learned, who fasten themselves only to the worship of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This conviction can