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Śrī  Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 20]]
SYNONYMS
sei māyā  —that material energy;  avalokite —just to glance over;  śrī-saṅkar-ṣaṇa —Saṅkarṣaṇa;  puruṣa-rūpe —in the original form of Mahā-Viṣṇu;  avatīrṇa —incarnated;  ha-ilā —became;  prathama —at first.
TRANSLATION
“To glance over that material energy and empower her, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa first incarnates as Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu.
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জগৃহে পৌরুষং রূপং ভগবান্মহদাদিভি: । সম্ভূতং ষোড়শকলমাদ্দৌ লোকসিস্থক্ষয়া ॥ ২৬৬ ॥
jagrhe paurușarṅ rūparṅ bhagavān mahad-ādibhiḥ sambhūtarṅ ṣoḍaśa-kalam ādau loka-siṣṛkṣayā
SYNONYMS
jagırhe —accepted;  pauruşam rūpam —the form of the  puruşa  incarnation;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  mahat-ādibhiḥ —with the material energy, etc.;  sambhūtam —created;  ṣoḍaśa —sixteen;  kalam —elements;  ādau —in the beginning;  loka —of the material worlds;  sisṛkṣayā —with a desire for the creation.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘In the beginning of the creation, the Lord expanded Himself in the form of the puruṣa incarnation, accompanied by all the ingredients of material creation. First He created the sixteen principal energies suitable for creation. This was for the purpose of manifesting the material universes.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (1.3.1). For an explanation, refer to  Ādi-līlā , Chapter Five, verse 84.
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আত্মোত্তরতার: পুরুষ: পরমা কাল: স্বভাব: সদস্যমন্ত্রটি ।।
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