मैत्रेय उवाच गुणव्यतिकराकारो निर्विशेषोऽप्रतिष्ठित: । पुरुषस्तदुपादानमात्मानं लीलयासृजत् ॥ ११ ॥
maitreya uvaca guna-vyatikarakaro nirviseso ’pratisthitah purusas tad-upadanam atmanam lilayasrjat
- maitreyah uvaca
- Maitreya said
- guna-vyatikara
- of the interactions of the modes of material nature
- akarah
- source
- nirvisesah
- without diversity
- apratisthitah
- unlimited
- purusah
- of the Supreme Person
- tat
- that
- upadanam
- instrument
- atmanam
- the material creation
- lilaya
- by pastimes
- asrjat
- created.
Maitreya said: Eternal time is the primeval source of the interactions of the three modes of material nature. It is unchangeable and limitless, and it works as the instrument of the Supreme Personality of Godhead for His pastimes in the material creation.