### CC Adi 6.16

> আপনে পুরুষ — বিশ্বের ‘নিমিত্ত’-কারণ ।\
> অদ্বৈত-রূপে ‘উপাদান’ হন নারায়ণ ॥১৬॥

> āpane puruṣa—viśvera 'nimitta'-kāraṇa\
> advaita-rūpe 'upādāna' hana nārāyaṇa

*āpane*—personally; *puruṣa*—Lord Viṣṇu; *viśvera*—of the entire material world; *nimitta kāraṇa*—the original cause; *advaita-rūpe*—in the form of Advaita; *upādāna*—the material cause; *hana*—becomes; *nārāyaṇa*—Lord Nārāyaṇa.

**Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna].**