श्रीअन्तरीक्ष उवाच एभिर्भूतानि भूतात्मा महाभूतैर्महाभुज । ससर्जोच्चावचान्याद्य: स्वमात्रात्मप्रसिद्धये ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-antarīkṣa uvāca ebhir bhūtāni bhūtātmā mahā-bhūtair mahā-bhuja sasarjoccāvacāny ādyaḥ sva-mātrātma-prasiddhaye
- śrī-antarīkṣaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Antarīkṣa said
- ebhiḥ
- by these (material elements)
- bhūtāni
- creatures
- bhūta-ātmā
- the Soul of all creation
- mahā-bhūtaiḥ
- by the elements of the mahat-tattva
- mahā-bhuja
- O mighty-armed King
- sasarja
- He created
- ucca-avacāni
- both high and low
- ādyaḥ
- the original person
- sva
- of His own parts and parcels
- mātrā
- the sense gratification
- ātma
- and the self-realization
- prasiddhaye
- for facilitating
Śrī Antarīkṣa said: O mighty-armed King, by activating the material elements, the primeval Soul of all creation has sent forth all living beings in higher and lower species so that these conditioned souls can cultivate either sense gratification or ultimate liberation, according to their desire.