384 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
brahmande prakdsa tara kpsnera icchdya
eka-i svarupa tara, nahi dui kaya
SYNONYMS
brahmande—within the material world; prakdsa— manifestation ; tara—of it; krsnera
icchdya—by the supreme will of Lord Krsna; eka-i—it is the same; sva-rijpa—identity;
tdra—of it; ndhi—not; dui—two; kRdya—bodies.
TRANSLATION
That abode is manifested within the material world by the will of Lord Krsna.
It is identical to that original Gokula; they are not two different bodies.
PURPORT
The above-mentioned dhdmas are movable, by the omnipotent will of Lord
Krsna. When Sri Krsna appears on the face of the earth, He can also make His
dhamas appear, without changing their original structure. One should not discrimi-
nate between the dhamas on the earth and those in the spiritual sky, thinking those
on earth to be material and the original abodes to be spiritual. All of them are
spiritual. Only for us, who cannot experience anything beyond matter in our
present conditioned state, do the dhdmas and the Lord Himself, in His arcd form,
appear before us resembling matter to give us the facility to see spirit with material
eyes. In the beginning this may be difficult for a neophyte to understand, but in
due course, when one is advanced in devotional service, it will be easier, and he will
appreciate the Lord’s presence in these tangible forms.
TEXT 20
foataitehy, saqery 34 |
BAGCH CACY SICA LIATHA AA | Le Il
cintamani-bhiimi, kalpa-vrksa-maya vana
carma-cakse dekhe tare prapaficera sama
SYNONYMS
cintémani-bhiimi—the land of touchstone; kalpa-vrksa-maya—full of desire trees;
vana—forests; carma-cakse—the material eyes; dekhe—see; tdre—it; prapaficera sama
—equal to the material creation.
TRANSLATION
The land there is touchstone [cintamani], and the forests abound with desire
trees. Material eyes see it as an ordinary place.
