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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- ṛṣir uvāca
- iti tāsāṁ sva-śaktīnāṁ
- satīnām asametya saḥ
- prasupta-loka-tantrāṇāṁ
- niśāmya gatim īśvaraḥ
ṛṣiḥthe Ṛṣi Maitreya said uvācathe Ṛṣi Maitreya said — the Ṛṣi Maitreya said; itithus — thus; tāsāmtheir — their; svaown potency-śaktīnāmown potency — own potency; satīnāmso situated — so situated; asametyawithout combination — without combination; saḥHe (the Lord) — He (the Lord); prasuptasuspended — suspended; lokain the universal creations-tantrāṇāmin the universal creations — in the universal creations; niśāmyahearing — hearing; gatimprogress — progress; īśvaraḥthe Lord — the Lord.
The Ṛṣi Maitreya said: The Lord thus heard about the suspension of the progressive creative functions of the universe due to the noncombination of His potencies, such as the mahat-tattva.
There is nothing wanting in the creation of the Lord; all the potencies are there in a dormant state. But unless they are combined by the will of the Lord, nothing can progress. The suspended progressive work of creation can only be revived by the direction of the Lord.