Text 23] Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya 185

atha te bhagaval-fila
yogamayoru-brriihitah

visva-sthity-udbhavantartha
varnayamy anupurvasah

atha—therefore; te—unto you; bhagavat—pertaining to the Personality
of Godhead; lilah—pastimes; yoga-maya—energy of the Lord; uru—greatly;
brmhatah—extended by; visva—of the cosmic world; sthiti— maintenance;
udbhava—creation; anta—dissolution; arthah—purpose; varnayami—I shall
describe; anupurvasah—systematically.

TRANSLATION

I shall therefore describe to you the pastimes by which the Personality
of Godhead extends His transcendental potency for the creation, main-
tenance and dissolution of the cosmic world as they occur one after
another.

PURPORT

The omnipotent Lord, by His different energies, can perform anything
and everything He likes. The creation of the cosmic world is done by His

yoga-maya energy.
TEXT 23

ATATAK MATA ARASH FA! |
WCAG AMARA AAATIEAT: 23

bhagavan eka asedam
agra atmatmanam vibhuh
atmecchanugatav alma
nanamaty-upalaksanah

bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead; ekah—one without a second;
dsa—was there; idam—this creation; agre—prior to the creation; a@tma—in
His own form; almanam—of the living entities; vibhuh—master; atma—
Self; iccha—desire; anugatau—being merged in; atma—Self; nanamati—
different vision; upalaksanah—symptoms.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead, who is the master of all living entities,
existed prior to the creation as one without a second. It is by His will only
