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ŚB 12.11.5

मायाद्यैर्नवभिस्तत्त्वै: स विकारमयो विराट् ।
निर्मितो द‍ृश्यते यत्र सचित्के भुवनत्रयम् ॥ ५ ॥
māyādyair navabhis tattvaiḥ
sa vikāra-mayo virāṭ
nirmito dṛśyate yatra
sa-citke bhuvana-trayam

Synonyms

māyā-ādyaiḥbeginning with the unmanifest stage of nature; navabhiḥwith the nine; tattvaiḥelements; saḥthat; vikāra-mayaḥalso comprising the transformations (of the eleven senses and the five gross elements); virāṭthe universal form of the Lord; nirmitaḥconstructed; dṛśyateare seen; yatrain which; sa-citkebeing conscious; bhuvana-trayamthe three planetary systems.

Translation

The universal form [virāṭ] of the Personality of Godhead includes the nine basic elements of creation, starting with the unmanifest nature, and their subsequent transformations. Once this universal form is instilled with consciousness, the three planetary systems become visible within it.

Purport

The nine basic elements of creation are prakṛti, sūtra, mahat-tattva, false ego, and the five subtle perceptions. The transformations are the eleven senses and the five gross material elements.