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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.3

तन्मायाफलरूपेण केवलं निर्विकल्पितम् । वाङ्‍मनोऽगोचरं सत्यं द्विधा समभवद् बृहत् ॥ ३ ॥
tan māyā-phala-rūpeṇa
[tan maayaa-phala-roopena]
kevalaṁ nirvikalpitam
[kevalam nirvikalpitam]
vāṅ-mano-’gocaraṁ satyaṁ
[vaan-mano-’gocharam satyam]
dvidhā samabhavad bṛhat
[dvidhaa samabhavad brihat]
Word-for-word
tat — that (Supreme) māyā — of the material nature phala — and the enjoyer of its manifestations rūpeṇa — in the two forms kevalam — one nirvikalpitam — nondifferentiated vāk — to speech manaḥ — and the mind agocaram — inaccessible satyam — true dvidhā — twofold samabhavat — He became bṛhat — the Absolute Truth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tan māyā-phala-rūpeṇa
tat
that (Supreme)
māyā
of the material nature
phala
and the enjoyer of its manifestations
rūpeṇa
in the two forms
kevalaṁ nirvikalpitam
kevalam
one
nirvikalpitam
nondifferentiated
vāṅ-mano-’gocaraṁ satyaṁ
vāk
to speech
manaḥ
and the mind
agocaram
inaccessible
satyam
true
dvidhā samabhavad bṛhat
dvidhā
twofold
samabhavat
He became
bṛhat
the Absolute Truth.
That one Absolute Truth, remaining free from material dualities and inaccessible to ordinary speech and mind, divided Himself into two categories — the material nature and the living entities who are trying to enjoy the manifestations of that nature.
Purport

Both material nature and the living entity are potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
That one entity, remaining free from material dualities, divided himself into two categories—prakṛti and jīva, which are beyond words and mind and which are real. That one entity, the great Brahman, became two in form: māyā, his external energy and the jīva, taṭastha-śakti, the enjoyer of matter. These are described. Brahman is without difference (nirvikalpitam), since the other two are his energies. They are beyond words and mind since prakrṭi is unmanifest and the jīva is very small. They are both called satyam because they are both real.
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Personal Guidance
The one Absolute Truth, beyond dualities and inaccessible to ordinary speech and mind, divided Himself into material nature and living entities trying to enjoy it. The cosmic split has a precise origin.
Reflection Questions
  • What does it mean that the split itself is the Lord's act?
  • How could this reshape my sense of my own existence as enjoyer?
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