Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 22 Verse 18

Canto 11: General History | Chapter 22: Enumeration of the Elements of Material Creation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.22.18

vyaktādāyo vikurvāṇā

dhātavaḥ puruṣekṣayā

labdha-vīryāḥ sṛjanty aṇḍaḿ

saḿhatāḥ prakṛter balāt

SYNONYMS

vyakta-ādayaḥ — the mahat-tattva and so on; vikurvāṇāḥ — undergoing transformation; dhātavaḥ — the elements; puruṣa — of the Lord; īkṣayā — by the glance; labdha — having attained; vīryāḥ — their potencies; sṛjanti — they create; aṇḍam — the egg of the universe; saḿhatāḥ — amalgamated; prakṛteḥ — of nature; balāt — by the power.

TRANSLATION

As the material elements, headed by the mahat-tattva, are transformed, they receive their specific potencies from the glance of the Supreme Lord, and being amalgamated by the power of nature, they create the universal egg.

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