ब्रह्मोवाच य उत्पन्नो महान् पूर्वमहंकारः स उच्यते। अहमित्येव सम्भूतो द्वितीयः सर्ग उच्यते॥
Brahman said That Mahat or principle of greatness who was first produced is called Egoism. When, it originated as I, it came to be called as the second creation.
अहंकारश्च भूतादिकारिक इति स्मृतः। तेजश्चेतना धातुः प्रजासर्गः प्रजापतिः॥
That Egoism is said to be the source of all creatures, for these have originated from its modifications. It is pure effulgence and is the supporter of consciousness. It is Prajapati.
देवानां प्रभवो देवो मनसश्च त्रिलोककृत्। अहमित्येव तत्सर्वमभिमन्ता स उच्यते॥
It is a deity, the creator of deities, and of mind. It is the which creates the three worlds. It is said to be that which feels-I am all this.
अध्यात्मज्ञानतृप्तानां मुनीनां भावितानाम्। स्वाध्यायक्रतुसिद्धानामेष लोकः सनातनः॥
That is the eternal world existing for those sages who are contented with knowledge about the soul, who have meditated on the soul, and who have acquired success by Vedic study and sacrifices.
अहंकारेणाहरतो गुणानिमान् भूतादिरेवं सृजते स भूतकृत्। वैकारिकः सर्वमिदं विचेष्टते स्वतेजसा रञ्जयते जगत् तथा॥
By consciousness of soul one enjoys the qualities. That source of all creatures, that creator of all creatures, creates thus. It is that which causes all changes. It is that which causes all beings to move. By its own light ii lights up the universe likewise.