At the dawn of His day, waking up, He creates with the aid of Avidya this universe. Mahat or the principle of Greatness at first springs up. That Mahat is speedily changed into Mind which is the soul of the Manifest.
अहर्मुखे विवुद्धः सन् सृजतेऽविद्यया जगत्। अग्र एव महद्भूतमाशु व्यक्तात्मकं मनः॥