Bhagavata Purana 11.22.17
Srimad Bhagavatam · 22 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
सर्गादौ प्रकृतिर्ह्यस्य कार्यकारणरूपिणी । सत्त्वादिभिर्गुणैर्धत्ते पुरुषोऽव्यक्त ईक्षते ॥ १७ ॥
sargādau prakṛtir hy asya kārya-kāraṇa-rūpiṇī sattvādibhir guṇair dhatte puruṣo ’vyakta īkṣate
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In the beginning of creation nature assumes, by the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance, its form as the embodiment of all subtle causes and gross manifestations within the universe. The Supreme Personality of Godhead does not enter the interaction of material manifestation but merely glances upon nature.