# Cc. Ādi 6.16 > আপনে পুরুষ — বিশ্বের ‘নিমিত্ত’-কারণ । > অদ্বৈত-রূপে ‘উপাদান’ হন নারায়ণ ॥১৬॥ ## Text > āpane puruṣa—viśvera 'nimitta'-kāraṇa > advaita-rūpe 'upādāna' hana nārāyaṇa ## Synonyms *āpane*—personally; *puruṣa*—Lord Viṣṇu; *viśvera*—of the entire material world; *nimitta kāraṇa*—the original cause; *advaita-rūpe*—in the form of Advaita; *upādāna*—the material cause; *hana*—becomes; *nārāyaṇa*—Lord Nārāyaṇa. ## Translation **Lord Viṣṇu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrī Advaita is the material cause [upādāna].**