126 Sri Caitanya-caritameta

SYNONYMS

e—this; sabhara—of the assembly; darsanete—in seeing; @che—there is; maya-
gandha—connection with maya; turiya—the fourth; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; nahi-
there is not; mayara—of the material energy; sambandha—connection.

TRANSLATION

Superficially we see that these purusas have a relationship with maya, but
above them, in the fourth dimension, is Lord Krsna, who has no contact with the
material energy.

PURPORT

The three purusas—Karanodakasayt Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and
KsirodakasayT Visnu—all have a relationship with the material energy, called maya,
because through maya They create the material cosmos. These three purusas, who
lie on the Karana, Garbha and Ksira waters, are the Supersoul of everything that
be. K&aranodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of the collective universes,
Garbhodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of the collective living beings, and
Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the Supersoul of all individual living entities. Because all of
Them are somehow attracted to the affairs of the material energy, They can be
said to have some affection for maya. But the transcendental position of Sri Krsna
Himself is not even slightly tinged by maya. His transcendental state is called
turiya, or the fourth-dimensional stage.

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virad hiranya-garbhas ca
ka@ranam cety upadhayah

isasya yat tribhir hinarh
turiyam tat pracaksate

SYNONYMS

virat—the virdt manifestation; hiranya-garbhah—the hiranyagarbha manifestation;
karanam—the karana manifestation; ca—and; iti—thus; upadhayah—particular desig-
nations; Sasya—of the Lord; yat—that which; tribhih—these three; hinam—without;
turfyam—the fourth; tat—that; pracaksate—he considers.

TRANSLATION

“In the material world the Lord is designated as virat, hiranyagarbha and karana.
But beyond these three designations, the Lord is ultimately in the fourth dimen-
sion.”
