426 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

SYNONYMS
jagat—of the material world; kdrana—the cause; nahe—cannot be; prakrti—the
material nature; jada-ripd—dull, without action; Sakti—energy; saficdriyd— infusing;
tdre—unto the dull material nature; Arsna—Lord Krsna; kare—shows; kypd—mercy.
TRANSLATION

Because prakrti is dull and inert, it cannot actually be the cause of the material
world. But Lord Krsna shows His mercy by infusing His energy into the dull, inert
material nature.

TEXT 60

FUACS) ASS Ga calle BAe |

CATT CE CATE SATH HIFl th ve I

krsna-Saktye prakrti haya gauna karana

agni-Saktye lauha yaiche karaye jdrana

SYNONYMS
krsna-Saktye—by the energy of Krsna; prakrti—the material nature; haya—
becomes; gauna—indirect; kdrana—cause; agni-saktye—by the energy of fire; Jauha—
iron; yaiche—just as; Raraye—becomes; jdrana— powerful or red-hot.
TRANSLATION

Thus praksti, by the energy of Lord Krsna, becomes the secondary cause, just as
iron becomes red-hot by the energy of fire.

TEXT 61

PSLI FW YMA |
SETS — Bray CATS HATTA | Ys

ataeva krsna miila-jagat-karana
prakrti—karana yaiche aja-gala-stana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; krsna—Lord Krsna; mila—original; jagat-karana—the cause of
the cosmic manifestation; prakrti—material nature; kdrana—cause; yaiche—exactly
like; a/a-gala-stana—nipples on the neck of a goat.

TRANSLATION

Therefore Lord Krsna is the original cause of the cosmic manifestation. Prakrti is
like the nipples on the neck of a goat, for they cannot give any milk.
