सृष्ट्वाग्रे महदादीनि सविकाराण्यनुक्रमात् ।
तेभ्यो विराजमुद्धृत्य तमनु प्राविशद्विभुः ॥२१॥

sṛṣṭvÄgre mahad-ÄdÄ«ni
sa-vikÄrÄṇy anukramÄt
tebhyo virÄjam uddhá¹›tya
tam anu prÄviÅ›ad vibhuḥ

 sṛṣṭvÄ - after creating; agre - in the beginning; mahat-ÄdÄ«ni - the total material energy; sa-vikÄrÄṇi - along with the sense organs; anukramÄt - by a gradual process of differentiation; tebhyaḥ - out of that; virÄjam - the gigantic universal form; uddhá¹›tya - manifesting; tam - unto that; anu - later; prÄviÅ›at - entered; vibhuḥ - the Supreme.


Text

After creating the total material energy, the mahat-tattva, and thereby manifesting the gigantic universal form with senses and sense organs, the Supreme Lord entered within it.

Purport

Fully satisfied by the answers of the sage Maitreya, Vidura wanted to understand the remaining portions of the creative function of the Lord, and he took the clue from the previous topics.