tvayÄ sṛṣṭam idaá¹ viÅ›vaá¹
dhÄtar guṇa-visarjanam
nÄnÄ-svabhÄva-vÄ«ryaujo-
yoni-bÄ«jÄÅ›ayÄká¹›ti

 tvayÄ - by You; sṛṣṭam - created; idam - this; viÅ›vam - universe; dhÄtaḥ - O supreme provider; guṇa - of the material modes; visarjanam - the variegated creation; nÄnÄ - various; sva-bhÄva - personal natures; vÄ«rya - varieties of sensory strength; ojaḥ - and physical strength; yoni - wombs; bÄ«ja - seeds; ÄÅ›aya - mentalities; Äká¹›ti - and forms.


Text

O supreme creator, it is You who generate this universe, composed of the variegated arrangement of the material modes, and in the process You manifest various kinds of personalities and species, varieties of sensory and physical strength, and varieties of mothers and fathers with variegated mentalities and forms.

Purport

Commenting on this verse, ÅšrÄ«la MadhvÄcÄrya has quoted the NÄrada PurÄṇa as follows: “From Hiraṇyagarbha, BrahmÄ, comes the second creation of this universe, but the universe is primarily created by Viṣṇu Himself. Viṣṇu is thus the primary creator, and four-headed BrahmÄ is merely the secondary creator.â€