# Cc. Ādi 5.63 > ঘটের নিমিত্ত-হেতু যৈছে কুম্ভকার । > তৈছে জগতের কর্তা — পুরুষাবতার ॥৬৩॥ ## Text > ghaṭera nimitta-hetu yaiche kumbhakāra > taiche jagatera kartā—puruṣāvatāra ## Synonyms *ghaṭera*—of the earthen pot; *nimitta-hetu*—original cause; *yaiche*—just as; *kumbhakāra*—the potter; *taiche*—similarly; *jagatera kartā*—the creator of the material world; *puruṣa-avatāra*—the *puruṣa* incarnation, or Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu. ## Translation **Just as the original cause of an earthen pot is the potter, so the creator of the material world is the first puruṣa incarnation [Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu].**