# Cc. Madhya 20.265 ## Text > sei māyā avalokite śrī-saṅkarṣaṇa > puruṣa-rūpe avatīrṇa ha-ilā prathama ## Synonyms *sei* *māyā*—that material energy; *avalokite*—just to glance over; *śrī*-*saṅkarṣaṇa*—Saṅkarṣaṇa; *puruṣa*-*rūpe*—in the original form of Mahā-Viṣṇu; *avatīrṇa*—incarnated; *ha*-*ilā*—became; *prathama*—at first. ## Translation **"To glance over that material energy and empower her, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa first incarnates as Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu.**