SB 3.7.21
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 21
- sṛṣṭvāgre mahad-ādīni
- sa-vikārāṇy anukramāt
- tebhyo virājam uddhṛtya
- tam anu prāviśad vibhuḥ
SYNONYMS
sṛṣṭvā—after creating; agre—in the beginning; mahat-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—unto that; anu—later; 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.