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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.30

ఏకస్త్వమేవ జగదేతమముష్య యత్త్వ- మాద్యన్తయో: పృథగవస్యసి మధ్యతశ్చ । సృష్ట్వా గుణవ్యతికరం నిజమాయయేదం నానేవ తైరవసితస్తదనుప్రవిష్ట: ॥ ౩౦ ॥
ekas tvam eva jagad etam amuṣya yat tvam
[ekas tvam eva jagad etam amushya yat tvam]
ādy-antayoḥ pṛthag avasyasi madhyataś ca
[aady-antayoh prithag avasyasi madhyatash cha]
sṛṣṭvā guṇa-vyatikaraṁ nija-māyayedaṁ
[srishtvaa guna-vyatikaram nija-maayayedam]
nāneva tair avasitas tad anupraviṣṭaḥ
[naaneva tair avasitas tad anupravishtah]
ekaḥ — one tvam — You eva — only jagat — the cosmic manifestation etam — this amuṣya — of that (the whole universe) yat — since tvam — You ādi — in the beginning antayoḥ — at the end pṛthak — separately avasyasi — exist (as the cause) madhyataḥ ca — also in the middle (the duration between the beginning and end) sṛṣṭvā — creating guṇa-vyatikaram — the transformation of the three modes of material nature nija-māyayā — by Your own external energy idam — this nānā iva — like many varieties taiḥ — by them (the modes) avasitaḥ — experienced tat — that anupraviṣṭaḥ — entering into.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ekas tvam eva jagad etam amuṣya yat tvam
ekaḥ
one
tvam
You
eva
only
jagat
the cosmic manifestation
etam
this
amuṣya
of that (the whole universe)
yat
since
tvam
You
ādy-antayoḥ pṛthag avasyasi madhyataś ca
ādi
in the beginning
antayoḥ
at the end
pṛthak
separately
avasyasi
exist (as the cause)
madhyataḥ ca
also in the middle (the duration between the beginning and end)
sṛṣṭvā guṇa-vyatikaraṁ nija-māyayedaṁ
sṛṣṭvā
creating
guṇa-vyatikaram
the transformation of the three modes of material nature
nija-māyayā
by Your own external energy
idam
this
nāneva tair avasitas tad anupraviṣṭaḥ
nānā iva
like many varieties
taiḥ
by them (the modes)
avasitaḥ
experienced
tat
that
anupraviṣṭaḥ
entering into.
My dear Lord, You alone manifest Yourself as the entire cosmic manifestation, for You existed before the creation, You exist after the annihilation, and You are the maintainer between the beginning and the end. All this is done by Your external energy through actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature. Therefore whatever exists — externally and internally — is You alone.

As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.35) :

eko ’py asau racayituṁ jagad-aṇḍa-koṭiṁ yac-chaktir asti jagad-aṇḍa-cayā yad-antaḥ aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-sthaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

“I worship the Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who, by one of His plenary portions, enters the existence of every universe and every atomic particle and thus unlimitedly manifests His infinite energy all over the material creation.” To create this cosmic manifestation, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, expands His external energy and thus enters everything in the universe, including the atomic particles. In this way He exists in the entire cosmic manifestation. Therefore the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in maintaining His devotees are transcendental, not material. He exists in everything as the cause and effect, yet He is separate, existing beyond this cosmic manifestation. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (9.4) :

mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ

The entire cosmic manifestation is but an expansion of the Lord’s energy; everything rests in Him, yet He exists separately, beyond creation, maintenance and annihilation. The varieties of creation are performed by His external energy. Because the energy and energetic are one, everything is one ( sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma ). Therefore without Kṛṣṇa, the Parabrahman, nothing can exist. The difference between the material and spiritual worlds is that His external energy is manifested in the material world, whereas His spiritual energy exists in the spiritual world. Both energies, however, belong to the Supreme Lord, and therefore in a higher sense there is no exhibition of material energy because everything is spiritual energy. The energy in which the Lord’s all-pervasiveness is not realized is called material. Otherwise, everything is spiritual. Therefore Prahlāda prays, ekas tvam eva jagad etam: “You are everything.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
You alone are the universe. You are perceived to be different from the universe with a beginning, middle and end, having created it by transformations of the guṇas. By your māyā, you are perceived as the creator, maintainer and destroyer, because of the guṇas. The protection of the devotees who are beyond the guṇas, by you who are beyond the guṇas, is also beyond the guṇas. The creation, maintenance and destruction of the material universe are accomplished by you, who are unaffected. The universe is you, since you are its cause. You are seen by the intelligent to be different from the universe with beginning, middle and end. Why do people not see this? Having created this universe made of transformations of the guṇas by your māyā, which is different from your svarūpa-śakti, you enter it. Because of the guṇas, you are perceived as the destroyer, protector or creator (nānā). Actually however tamoguṇa is the destroyer, sattvaguṇa is the maintainer, and rajoguṇa is the creator, since you enter while remaining untouched by the guṇas. You are designated as the destroyer, creator and maintainer, but you are not.
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