Text 26] Creation of the Universal Form 241

by which; asau—the living entity; kartavyam—objective activities; prati-
pad yate— takes in.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter the materialistic ego of the gigantic form separately mani-
fested itself, and into it entered Rudra, the controller of false ego, with his
own partial activities, by which the living entity transacts his objective
actions.

PURPORT

The false ego of materialistic identity is controlled by the demigod
Rudra, an incarnation of Lord Siva. Rudra is the incarnation of the
Supreme Lord who controls the mode of ignorance within material
nature. The activities of the false ego are based on the objective of the
body and mind. Most persons conducted by the false ego are controlled
by Lord Siva. When one reaches a finer version of ignorance, he falsely
thinks of himself as the Supreme Lord. That egoistic conviction of the
conditioned soul is the last snare of the illusory energy which controls
the entire material world.

TEXT 26

a are Aafia aareamagnaag |
faaaita dart ard sfrrerd 18

sattvam casya vinirbhinnam
mahan dhisnyam-upavisat

cittenamsena yenasau
vijfianam pratipadyate

sattvam—consciousness; ca—also; asya—of the gigantic form; vinir-
bhinnam—being separately manifested; mahan—the total energy, mahat-
tattva; disnyam—with control; upavigat—entered into; cittena arisena—
along with his part of consciousness; yena—by which; asau—the living
entity; vijianam—specific knowledge; pratipadyate—cullivates.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, when His consciousness separately manifested itself, the
total energy, mahat-tattva, entered with His conscious part. Thus the living
entity is able to conceive specific knowledge.
