sṛṣá¹vÄgre mahad-ÄdÄ«ni
sa-vikÄrÄṇy anukramÄt
tebhyo virÄjam uddhá¹›tya
tam anu prÄviÅ›ad vibhuḥ
sṛṣá¹vÄ - 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.
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.