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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.10

స చాపి యత్ర పురుషో విశ్వస్థిత్యుద్భవాప్యయ: । ముక్త్వాత్మమాయాం మాయేశ: శేతే సర్వగుహాశయ: ॥ ౧౦ ॥
sa cāpi yatra puruṣo
[sa chaapi yatra purusho]
viśva-sthity-udbhavāpyayaḥ
[vishva-sthity-udbhavaapyayah]
muktvātma-māyāṁ māyeśaḥ
[muktvaatma-maayaam maayeshah]
śete sarva-guhāśayaḥ
[shete sarva-guhaashayah]
saḥ — He ca — also api — as He is yatra — where puruṣaḥ — the Personality of Godhead viśva — the material worlds sthiti — maintenance udbhava — creation apyayaḥ — annihilation muktvā — without being touched ātma-māyām — own energy māyā-īśaḥ — the Lord of all energies śete — does lie on sarva-guhā-śayaḥ — one who lies in everyone’s heart.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa cāpi yatra puruṣo
saḥ
He
ca
also
api
as He is
yatra
where
puruṣaḥ
the Personality of Godhead
viśva-sthity-udbhavāpyayaḥ
viśva
the material worlds
sthiti
maintenance
udbhava
creation
apyayaḥ
annihilation
muktvātma-māyāṁ māyeśaḥ
muktvā
without being touched
ātma-māyām
own energy
māyā-īśaḥ
the Lord of all energies
śete sarva-guhāśayaḥ
śete
does lie on
sarva-guhā-śayaḥ
one who lies in everyone’s heart.
Please also explain the Personality of Godhead, who lies in every heart as the Supersoul, and as the Lord of all energies, but is untouched by His external energy.

Undoubtedly the form of the Lord who was seen by Brahmā must be transcendental; otherwise how could He simply look upon the creative energy without being touched? It is understood also that the same puruṣa lies in the heart of every living entity. This also requires proper explanation.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Please describe where this puruṣa, the creator, maintainer and destroyer of the universe, the Lord of māyā, dwelling within all beings, but untouched by his māyā, lies down.
Commentary

Now he asks a different question. Please describe the place where the Lord, who glances over prakṛti, lies. Though he is the Lord of māyā, the master of māyā, he does not touch her since she is his external energy?

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