Ādi 6.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

আপনে পুরুষ-বিশ্বের 'নিমিত্ত'-কারণ ।
অদ্বৈত-রূপে 'উপাদান' হন নারায়ণ ॥ ১৬ ॥

apane purusa-visvera 'nimitta'-karana

advaita-rupe 'upadana' hana narayana

SYNONYMS

apane-personally; purusa-Lord Visnu; visvera-of the entire material world; nimitta karana-the original cause; advaita-rupe-in the form of Advaita; upadana-the material cause; hana-becomes; narayana-Lord Narayana.

TRANSLATION

Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita is the material cause [upadana].

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