etau hi viśvasya ca bīja-yonī
rāmo mukundaḥ puruṣaḥ pradhānam
anvīya bhūteṣu vilakṣaṇasya
jñānasya ceśāta imau purāṇau

 etau - these two, namely Rāma and Kṛṣṇa; hi - certainly; viśvasya - of the universe; ca - and; bīja-yonī - both the cause and ingredient; rāmaḥ - Balarāma; mukundaḥ - Kṛṣṇa; puruṣaḥ - the original Mahā-Viṣṇu; pradhānam - material energy; anvīya - after entering; bhūteṣu - into the material elements; vilakṣaṇasya - of varieties of manifestation; jñānasya - of knowledge; ca - also; īśāte - are the controlling power; imau - both of Them; purāṇau - are the original cause.


Text

“ ‘Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa are the original efficient and material causes of the material world. As Mahā-Viṣṇu and the material energy, They enter into the material elements and create the diversities by multi-energies. Thus They are the cause of all causes.’

Purport

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.46.31).