The Supreme Powerful Lord then simultaneously entered into the twenty-three elements with the goddess Kālī, His external energy, who alone amalgamates all the different elements.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
कालसञ्ज्ञां तदा देवीं बिभ्रच्छक्तिमुरुक्रमः । त्रयोविंशति तत्त्वानां गणं युगपदाविशत्
kālasañjñāṃ tadā devīṃ bibhracchaktimurukramaḥ | trayoviṃśati tattvānāṃ gaṇaṃ yugapadāviśat
SB 3.6.2