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Vishnu as Brahmā creates the world - Verse 32

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 5.32

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Sanskrit Original

उत्ससर्ज ततस तां तु तमोमात्रात्मिकां तनुम सा तु त्यक्ता ततस तेन मैत्रेयाभूद विभावरी ।।

utsasarja tatas tāṃ tu tamomātrātmikāṃ tanum sā tu tyaktā tatas tena maitreyābhūd vibhāvarī ||

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Then, he cast off that body, which was of the nature of darkness; thus, she who was abandoned became known as Maitreyā.