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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.50

एतान्यसंहत्य यदा महदादीनि सप्त वै । कालकर्मगुणोपेतो जगदादिरुपाविशत् ॥ ५० ॥
etāny asaṁhatya yadā
[etaany asamhatya yadaa]
mahad-ādīni sapta vai
[mahad-aadeeni sapta vai]
kāla-karma-guṇopeto
[kaala-karma-gunopeto]
jagad-ādir upāviśat
[jagad-aadir upaavishat]
Word-for-word
etāni — these asaṁhatya — being unmixed yadā — when mahat-ādīni — the mahat-tattva, false ego and five gross elements sapta — all together seven vai — in fact kāla — time karma — work guṇa — and the three modes of material nature upetaḥ — accompanied by jagat-ādiḥ — the origin of creation upāviśat — entered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etāny asaṁhatya yadā
etāni
these
asaṁhatya
being unmixed
yadā
when
mahad-ādīni sapta vai
mahat-ādīni
the mahat-tattva, false ego and five gross elements
sapta
all together seven
vai
in fact
kāla-karma-guṇopeto
kāla
time
karma
work
guṇa
and the three modes of material nature
jagad-ādir upāviśat
upetaḥ
accompanied by
jagat-ādiḥ
the origin of creation
upāviśat
entered.
When all these elements were unmixed, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the origin of creation, along with time, work, and the qualities of the modes of material nature, entered into the universe with the total material energy in seven divisions.
Purport

After stating the generation of the causes, Kapiladeva speaks about the generation of the effects. At that time when the causes were unmixed, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His feature of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, entered within each universe. Accompanying Him were all of the seven primary elements — the five material elements, the total energy ( mahat-tattva ) and the false ego. This entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead involves His entering even the atoms of the material world. This is confirmed in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.35) : aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham. He is not only within the universe, but within the atoms also. He is within the heart of every living entity. Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, entered into everything.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the seven elements starting with mahat-tattva did not combine, the Supreme Lord entered all the elements along with time, karma and prakṛti. Having described the appearances of causes of creation (elements), Kapila now describes the appearance of the effects. When the elements remained in unmixed state, the Supreme Lord entered them. First, in order to combine all the elements by his compacting energy, he entered into the elements. This means that after a thousand years, he entered as antaryāmī, along with time (the agitator), karma (the fate of the jīvas) and prakṛti (guṇa). Mentioning seven elements indicates only the main ones. He entered into all of them.
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Personal Guidance
The verse describes a universe that is not a random stage but an arrangement with a purpose. Our work is not to engineer that purpose but to find our seat within it. The verse keeps returning to Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
  • Which 'cosmic' problem are you trying to solve when your actual task is just to play your small part well?
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