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TEXT 266
jagrhe paurusam rupam
bhagavan mahad-adibhih
sambhutam sodasa-kalam
adau loka-sisrksaya
SYNONYMS
jagrheaccepted; paurusam rupamthe form of the purusa incarnation; bhagavanthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahat-adibhihwith the material energy, etc.; sambhutamcreated; sodasasixteen; kalamelements; adauin the beginning; lokaof the material worlds; sisrksayawith 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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