# Cc. Ādi 6.17 > ‘নিমিত্তাংশে’ করে তেঁহো মায়াতে ঈক্ষণ । > ‘উপাদান’ অদ্বৈত করেন ব্রহ্মাণ্ড-সৃজন ॥১৭॥ ## Text > 'nimittāṁśe' kare teṅho māyāte īkṣaṇa > 'upādāna' advaita karena brahmāṇḍa-sṛjana ## Synonyms *nimitta-aṁśe*—in the portion as the original cause; *kare*—does; *teṅho*—He; *māyāte*—in the external energy; *īkṣaṇa*—glancing; *upādāna*—the material cause; *advaita*—Advaita Ācārya; *karena*—does; *brahmāṇḍa-sṛjana*—creation of the material world. ## Translation **Lord Viṣṇu, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Śrī Advaita, as the material cause, creates the material world.**