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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.7.21
srishtvagre mahad-adini
SYNONYMS
srishtva -- after creating; agre -- in the beginning; mahat-adini -- the total material energy; sa-vikarani -- along with the sense organs; anukramat -- by a gradual process of differentiation; tebhyah -- out of that; virajam -- the gigantic universal form; uddhritya -- manifesting; tam -- unto that; anu -- later; pravisat -- entered; vibhuh -- 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.
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