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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.21

सृष्ट्वाग्रे महदादीनि सविकाराण्यनुक्रमात् । तेभ्यो विराजमुद्‍धृत्य तमनु प्राविशद्विभु: ॥ २१ ॥
sṛṣṭvāgre mahad-ādīni
[srishtvaagre mahad-aadeeni]
sa-vikārāṇy anukramāt
[sa-vikaaraany anukramaat]
tebhyo virājam uddhṛtya
[tebhyo viraajam uddhritya]
tam anu prāviśad vibhuḥ
[tam anu praavishad vibhuh]
Word-for-word
sṛṣṭvā — after creating agre — in the beginning mahat-ādīni — the total material energy sa-vikārāṇi — along with the sense organs anukramāt — by a gradual process of differentiation tebhyaḥ — out of that virājam — the gigantic universal form uddhṛtya — manifesting tam — unto that anu — later prāviśat — entered vibhuḥ — the Supreme.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sṛṣṭvāgre mahad-ādīni
sṛṣṭvā
after creating
agre
in the beginning
mahat-ādīni
the total material energy
sa-vikārāṇy anukramāt
sa-vikārāṇi
along with the sense organs
anukramāt
by a gradual process of differentiation
tebhyo virājam uddhṛtya
tebhyaḥ
out of that
virājam
the gigantic universal form
uddhṛtya
manifesting
tam anu prāviśad vibhuḥ
tam
unto that
anu
later
prāviśat
entered
vibhuḥ
the Supreme.
After creating the total material energy, the mahat-tattva, and thereby manifesting the gigantic universal form with senses and sense organs, the Supreme Lord entered within it.
Purport

Fully satisfied by the answers of the sage Maitreya, Vidura wanted to understand the remaining portions of the creative function of the Lord, and he took the clue from the previous topics.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Having first created mahat-tattva and other elements successively and constructing the universal form from them, the Lord then entered that form. Out of joy of achieving satisfaction, Vidura repeats what Maitreya said in order to ask details of the pastimes just heard.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre. The verse anchors this in material energy.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
  • What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
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