CC Ādi 5.63

ঘটের নিমিত্ত–হেতু যৈছে কুম্ভকার ।
তৈছে জগতের কর্তা—পুরুষাবতার ॥ ৬৩ ॥
ghaṭera nimitta-hetu yaiche kumbhakāra
taiche jagatera kartā — puruṣāvatāra

Synonyms

ghaṭeraof the earthen pot; nimitta-hetuoriginal cause; yaichejust as; kumbhakārathe potter; taichesimilarly; jagatera kartāthe creator of the material world; puruṣa-avatārathe puruṣa incarnation, or Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu.

Translation

Just as the original cause of an earthen pot is the potter, so the creator of the material world is the first puruṣa incarnation [Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu].