Impelled by time, from the invisible prakṛti arose mahat-tattva, composed of knowledge, in sattva-guṇa. This manifests the universe situated within itself, and destroys ignorance. Among the twenty-three divisions of māyā which will appear by the influence of cause and effect, caused by the addition of consciousness through the power of the Lord, mahat-tattva first appears. From māyā (avyaktāt), impelled by time, undergoing transformation necessary for creation by the influence of time, mahat-tattva arose. Mahān (without the word tattva) is then described: it is composed of knowledge (vijṣānātmā), by predominance of sattva. It is the form of excellent knowledge. It is exists in partial form as citta in all bodies. It reveals (vyaṣjayan) the universe situated in its body, just as a seed sprouts and then manifests as a tree. It removes darkness of ignorance caused by pralaya. It should be understood (though not mentioned here) that it then becomes sūtra-tattva, differentiated from mahat-tattva by the kriya-śakti, with a predominance of rajas.