428 Sri Caitanya-caritamyta
maya-amse kahi tare nimitta-kadrana
seha nahe, yate kartd-hetu——nardyana
SYNONYMS
mdyd-amse—to the other portion of the material nature; Aahi—\ say; tare—unto
her; nimitta-karaga—immediate cause; seha nahe—that cannot be; yate—because;
karta-hetu—the original cause; ndrdyana—Lord Narayana.
TRANSLATION
The maya aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifes-
tation. But it also cannot be the real cause, for the original cause is Lord Narayana.
TEXT 63
Ucba faHS-cEy CUE FST |
CSLE ACSA SHARAN! li vo i
ghatera nimitta-hetu yaiche kumbhakara
taiche jagatera karta——purusavatara
SYNONYMS
ghatera—of the earthen pot; nimitta-hetu—original cause; yaiche—just as;
Rumbhakdra—the potter; taiche—similarly; jagatera karta—the creator of the material
world; purusa-avatadra—the purusa incarnation, or Karanarnavasayi Visnu.
TRANSLATION
Just as the original cause of an earthen pot is the potter, so the creator of the
material world is the first purusa incarnation [ Karanarnavasayi Visnu].
TEXT 64
FR—FSi, AeA Sia BCAA ART |
Aba Siti— Sar-FOy Gry ve i
krsna—kartd, maya tanra karena sahaya
ghatera RGrana—cakra-dandadi upadya
SYNONYMS
kpsga—Lord Krsna; karta—the creator; maya—material energy ; tanra—His; karena
—does; sahdya—assistance; ghatera kdrana—the cause of the earthen pot; cakra-
danda-ddi—the wheel, the rod, and so on; updya—instruments.
