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SB 3.6.26

Devanāgarī

सत्त्वं चास्य विनिर्भिन्नं महान्धिष्ण्यमुपाविशत् । चित्तेनांशेन येनासौ विज्ञानं प्रतिपद्यते ॥ २६ ॥

Text

sattvaṁ cāsya vinirbhinnaṁ mahān dhiṣṇyam upāviśat cittenāṁśena yenāsau vijñānaṁ pratipadyate

Synonyms

sattvam—consciousness;ca—also;asya—of the gigantic form;vinirbhinnam—being separately manifested;mahān—the total energy,mahat-tattva;dhiṣṇyam—with control;upāviśat—entered into;cittenaaṁśena—along with His part of consciousness;yena—by which;asau—the living entity;vijñānam—specific knowledge;pratipadyate—cultivates.

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.

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