Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 3 - Verse 16
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16 Sanskrit: एषा माया भगवत: सर्गस्थित्यन्तकारिणी ।त्रिवर्णा वर्णितास्माभि: किं भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १६ ॥ ITRANS: eṣā māyā bhagavataḥsarga-sthity-anta-kāriṇītri-varṇā varṇitāsmābhiḥkiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi Translation: I have now described māyā, the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This illusory potency, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is empowered by the Lord for the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the material universe....