Viṣṇu Svāmī

sasarjāgre’ndha-tāmisram atha tāmisram ādi-kṛt

sasarjāgre’ndha-tāmisram atha tāmisram ādi-kṛt |
mahāmohaṁ ca mohaṁ ca tamaś cājñāna-vṛttayaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.12.2)

“At the beginning [of the emanation of the universe], the original creator [i.e., Lord Brahmā] emanated the functions of ajñāna (ignorance): andha-tāmisra (blinding darkness), tāmisra (darkness), mahāmoha (severe delusion), moha (delusion), and tamas (dimness).”

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sa īśo yad-vaśe māyā sa jīvo yas tayārditaḥ

sa īśo yad-vaśe māyā sa jīvo yas tayārditaḥ |
(Viṣṇu Svāmī; cited in the Bhāvārtha-dīpīkā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.7.6)

“He under whose control māyā exists is the Lord, and he who is afflicted by that [i.e., by māyā] is the jīva.”

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