Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) - Verse 29
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 70.29
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Sanskrit Original
त्रिगुणाद रजसोद्रिक्ताद अहङ्कारस्ततो ऽभवत। महता च वृतः सर्गो भूतादिर बाह्यतस्तु सः।।
triguṇād rajasodriktād ahaṅkārastato 'bhavat| mahatā ca vṛtaḥ sargo bhūtādir bāhyatastu saḥ||
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Sūta said: (From this Mahat) having three Guṇas but with Rajas prevailing, the Ahaṃkāra (ego) originated. All the creation was thus enveloped by Mahat. It is exterior to Bhūtādi (ego, the cause of the elements).