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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.24.21
viran mayasadyamano
SYNONYMS
virat -- the universal form; maya -- by Me; asadyamanah -- being pervaded; loka -- of the planets; kalpa -- of repeated creation, maintenance and destruction; vikalpakah -- manifesting the variety; pancatvaya -- the elemental manifestation of creation of the five elements; viseshaya -- in varieties; kalpate -- is capable of displaying; bhuvanaih -- with the different planets; saha -- being endowed.
TRANSLATION
I am the basis of the universal form, which displays endless variety through the repeated creation, maintenance and destruction of the planetary systems. Originally containing within itself all planets in their dormant state, My universal form manifests the varieties of created existence by arranging the coordinated combination of the five elements.
PURPORT
According to Srila Sridhara Svami, the word maya refers to the Lord in His form as eternal time.
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