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Chapter 7: Further Inquires by Vidura

Verse 21 of 42
SB 3.7.21

सृष्ट्वाग्रे महदादीनि सविकाराण्यनुक्रमात् तेभ्यो विराजमुद्धृत्य तमनु प्राविशद्विभुः

sṛṣṭvāgre mahad-ādīni sa-vikārāṇy anukramāt tebhyo virājam uddhṛtya tam anu prāviśad vibhuḥ

Synonyms

sṛṣṭvā—after creating; agre—in the beginning; mahad-ādīni—the total material energy; sa-vikārāṇi—along with the sense organs; anukramāt—by a gradual process of differentiation; tebhyaḥ—out of that; virājam—the gigantic universal form; uddhṛtya—manifesting; tam—into that; anu—later on; prāviśat—entered; vibhuḥ—the Supreme..

Translation

After creating the total material energy, the mahat-tattva, and thereby manifesting the gigantic universal form with senses and sense organs, the Supreme Lord entered within it.

Purport

Fully satisfied by the answers of the sage Maitreya, Vidura wanted to understand the remaining portions of the creative function of the Lord, and he took the clue from the previous topics.

Verse 21 of 42