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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
Lord Viṣṇu, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Śrī Advaita, as the material cause, creates the material world.
TEXT 18
যত্তপি সাংখ্য মানে, ‘প্রধান’—কারণ ।
জড় হইতে কভু নহে জগৎ-স্বজন ॥ ১৮ ॥
yadyapi sāṅkhya māne, ‘pradhāna’—kāraṇa jaḍa ha-ite kabhu nahe jagat-sṛjana
SYNONYMS
yadyapi —although;  sāṅkhya —Sāṅkhya philosophy;  māne —accepts;  pradhāna —ingredients;  kāraṇa —cause;  jaḍa ha-ite —from matter;  kabhu —at any time;  nahe —there is not;  jagat-sṛjana —the creation of the material world.
TRANSLATION
Although the Sāṅkhya philosophy accepts that the material ingredients are the cause, the creation of the world never arises from dead matter.
TEXT 19
নিজ স্বষ্টিশক্তি প্রভু সঞ্চারে প্রধানে ।
ঈশ্বরের শঙ্কে তবে হয়ে ত’ নির্মাণে ॥ ১৯ ॥
nija sṛṣṭi-śakti prabhu sañcāre pradhāne īśvarera śaktye tabe haye ta’ nirmāṇe
SYNONYMS
nija —own;  sṛṣṭi-śakti —power for creation;  prabhu —the Lord;  sañcāre —infuses;  pradhāne —in the ingredients;  īśvarera śaktye —by the power of the Lord;  tabe —then;  haye —there is;  ta’ —certainly;  nirmāṇe —the beginning of creation.
TRANSLATION
The Lord infuses the material ingredients with His own creative potency. Then, by the power of the Lord, creation takes place.
TEXT 20
অদ্বৈতরূপে করে শক্তি-সঞ্চারণ ।
অতএব অদ্বৈত হয়েন মুখ্য কারণ ॥ ২০ ॥