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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
jagat —of the material world;  kāraṇa —the cause;  nahe —cannot be;  prakṛti —the material nature;  jaḍa-rūpā —dull, without action;  śakti —energy;  sañcāriyā —infusing;  tāre —unto the dull material nature;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  kare —shows;  kṛpā —mercy.
TRANSLATION
Because prakṛti is dull and inert, it cannot actually be the cause of the material world. But Lord Kṛṣṇa shows His mercy by infusing His energy into the dull, inert material nature.
TEXT 60
कृक्षणेक्त्य प्रकृति ह्य गोण कारण ।  
 अग्निणेक्त्य लोह येह्व करये जारण ॥ ७० ॥
kṛṣṇa-śaktye prakṛti haya gauṇa kāraṇa  
 agni-śaktye lauha yaiche karaye jāraṇa
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-śaktye —by the energy of Kṛṣṇa;  prakṛti —the material nature;  haya —becomes;  gauṇa —indirect;  kāraṇa —cause;  agni-śaktye —by the energy of fire;  lauha —iron;  yaiche —just as;  karaye —becomes;  jāraṇa —powerful or red-hot.
TRANSLATION
Thus prakṛti, by the energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, becomes the secondary cause, just as iron becomes red-hot by the energy of fire.
TEXT 61
अत्त्व कृक्ष मूल-जगद्कारण ।  
 प्रकृति—कारण येह्व अजागलत्व ॥ ७१ ॥
ataeva kṛṣṇa mūla-jagat-kāraṇa  
 prakṛti—kāraṇa yaiche ajā-gala-stana
SYNONYMS
ataeva —therefore;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  mūla —original;  jagat-kāraṇa —the cause of the cosmic manifestation;  prakṛti —material nature;  kāraṇa —cause;  yaiche —exactly like;  ajā-gala-stana —nipples on the neck of a goat.
TRANSLATION
Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original cause of the cosmic manifestation. Prakṛti is like the nipples on the neck of a goat, for they cannot give any milk.