Madhya 20.266

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জগৃহে পৌরুষং রূপং ভগবান্মহদাদিভিঃ ।
সম্ভূতং ষোড়শকলমাদৌ লোকসিসৃক্ষয়া ॥ ২৬৬ ॥
jagrhe paurusam rupam
bhagavan mahad-adibhih
sambhutam sodasa-kalam
adau loka-sisrksaya
SYNONYMS
jagrhe-accepted; paurusam rupam-the form of the purusa incarnation; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahat-adibhih-with the material energy, etc.; sambhutam-created; sodasa-sixteen; kalam-elements; adau-in the beginning; loka-of the material worlds; sisrksaya-with a desire for the creation.
TRANSLATION
" 'In the beginning of the creation, the Lord expanded Himself in the form of the purusa incarnation, accompanied by all the ingredients of material creation. First He created the sixteen principal energies suitable for creation. This was for the purpose of manifesting the material universes.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.1). For an explanation, refer to Adi-lila, Chapter Five, verse 84.

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