Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

SRI BRAHMA SAMHITA
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aham--I; hi--certainly, visvasya--of the world; cara-acarasya--of animate and inanimate objects;
bijam--the seed; pradhanam--the substance of matter; prakrtih--the material cause; puman--the
purusa; ca--and; maya--by Me; ahitam-- conferred; tejah--fiery energy; idam--this; bibharsi--
you bear; vidhe--O Brahma; vidhehi--regulate; tvam--you; atha u--now; jaganti--the worlds.
"Listen, O Vidhi, I am the seed, i.e., the fundamental principle, of this world of animate and
inanimate objects. I am pradhana [the substance of matter], I am prakrti [material cause] and
I am purusa [efficient cause]. This fiery energy that he longs specially to the Brahman, that
inheres in you, has also been conferred by Me. It is by bearing this fiery energy that you
regulate this phenomenal world of animate and inanimate objects."
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