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sei purusa virajate karena sayana

’karanabdhisayi’ nama jagat-karana

SYNONYMS

sei purusa—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; virajate—on the border known as Viraja; karena sayana—lies down; karana-abdhi-sayi—Karanabdhisayi; nama—named; jagat-karana—is the original cause of material creation "That original Personality of Godhead, named Sankarsana, first lies down in the river Viraja, which serves as a border between the material and spiritual worlds.

As Karanabdhisayi Visnu, He is the original cause of the material creation.