एतद्रूपं भगवतो ह्यरूपस्य चिदात्मन: । मायागुणैर्विरचितं महदादिभिरात्मनि ॥ ३० ॥
etad rupam bhagavato hy arupasya cid-atmanah maya-gunair viracitam mahadadibhir atmani
- etat
- all these
- rupam
- forms
- bhagavatah
- of the Lord
- hi
- certainly
- arupasya
- of one who has no material form
- cit-atmanah
- of the Transcendence
- maya
- material energy
- gunaih
- by the qualities
- viracitam
- manufactured
- mahat-adibhih
- with the ingredients of matter
- atmani
- in the self.
The conception of the virat universal form of the Lord, as appearing in the material world, is imaginary. It is to enable the less intelligent (and neophytes) to adjust to the idea of the Lord’s having form. But factually the Lord has no material form.