sṛṣṭira pūrve ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-pūrṇa āmi ta' ha-iye
'prapañca', 'prakṛti', 'puruṣa' āmātei laye

 sṛṣṭira pĹŤrve - before the creation of this cosmic manifestation; ášŁaáš­-aiśvarya-pĹŤrṇa - full of six opulences; Ämi - I; ta' ha-iye - indeed existed; prapaĂąca - the total material energy; prakṛti - material nature; puruᚣa - the living entities; Ämātei laye - were all existing in Me.


Text

“ ‘Before the creation of the cosmic manifestation,’ the Lord said, ‘I existed, and the total material energy, material nature and the living entities all existed in Me.

Purport