# Cc. Ādi 5.56 > মহৎস্রষ্টা পুরুষ, তিঁহো জগৎ-কারণ । > আদ্য-অবতার করে মায়ায় ঈক্ষণ ॥৫৬॥ ## Text > mahat-sraṣṭā puruṣa, tiṅho jagat-kāraṇa > ādya-avatāra kare māyāya īkṣaṇa ## Synonyms *mahat-sraṣṭā*—the creator of the total material energy; *puruṣa*—the person; *tiṅho*—He; *jagat-kāraṇa*—the cause of the material cosmic manifestation; *ādya*—original; *avatāra*—incarnation; *kare*—does; *māyāya*—over the material energy; *īkṣaṇa*—glance. ## Translation **He is known as the first puruṣa, the creator of the total material energy. He, the cause of the universes, the first incarnation, casts His glance over māyā.**