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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.21
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TEXT 21
- sṛṣṭvāgre mahad-ādīni
- sa-vikārāṇy anukramāt
- tebhyo virājam uddhṛtya
- tam anu prāviśad vibhuḥ
sṛṣṭvāafter creating — after creating; agrein the beginning — in the beginning; mahatthe total material energy-ādīnithe total material energy — the total material energy; saalong with the sense organs-vikārāṇialong with the sense organs — along with the sense organs; anukramātby a gradual process of differentiation — by a gradual process of differentiation; tebhyaḥout of that — out of that; virājamthe gigantic universal form — the gigantic universal form; uddhṛtyamanifesting — manifesting; tamunto that — unto that; anulater — later; prāviśatentered — entered; vibhuḥthe Supreme — the Supreme.
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.
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.