वासुदेवस्वरूपनिरूपणं—सर्गक्रमश्च
Vāsudeva’s Nature and the Ordered Process of Creation
भूतेन्द्रियाणां हेतुः स त्रिगुणत्वान् महामुने यथा प्रधानेन महान् महता स तथावृतः
bhūtendriyāṇāṃ hetuḥ sa triguṇatvān mahāmune yathā pradhānena mahān mahatā sa tathāvṛtaḥ
Hỡi bậc đại hiền, vì cấu thành bởi ba guṇa nên nó trở thành nhân duyên của các đại chủng và các căn; như Mahat bị Pradhāna che phủ, thì nó cũng bị Mahat bao trùm theo cách ấy.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
The verse links triguṇa-nature to causality: through sattva, rajas, and tamas the chain of manifestation proceeds, yielding the senses and the elements within creation.
Parāśara presents a layered cosmology where Mahat arises in relation to Pradhāna and is described as being ‘covered’ by it—indicating dependence and concealment within the unfolding of tattvas.
Even while using Sāṅkhya-style categories (Pradhāna, Mahat, guṇas), the Purāṇic intent is that the supreme sovereignty behind these processes is Vishnu, the ultimate ground in whom cosmic evolution is ordered.