Adi-lila, Chapter 5 429

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna is the creator, and maya only helps Him as an instrument, just like
the potter's wheel and other instruments, which are the instrumental causes of a pot.

TEXT 65

GF CRS ARI SCA ATS Vaya |
Gram NY Stes SeAA SUA hi we ti

dira haite purusa kare mdydte avadhana
jiva-ripa virya tate karena adhana
SYNONYMS
dura haite—from a distance; purusa—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kare—
does; mdydte—unto the material energy; avadhdna—glancing over; jiva-ripa—the
living entities; virya—seed; tdte—in her; karena—does; Gdhana—impregnation.
TRANSLATION
The first purusa casts His glance at maya from a distance, and thus He impregnates
her with the seed of life in the form of the living entities.

TEXT 66

GE BHBICA Sea aAratcs Fara |
AA CECT SCH GCA SHCA stb wy tl

eka angabhdse kare mayate milana
may4d haite janme tabe brahmandera gana

SYNONYMS

eka—one; afiga-dbhdse—bodily reflection; kare—does; mdydte—in the material
energy; milana—mixture; mdyd—the material energy; haite—from; janme—grows;
tabe—then; brahma-andera gana—the groups of universes.

TRANSLATION

The reflected rays of His body mix with maya, and thus maya gives birth to
myriads of universes.

PURPORT
The Vedic conclusion is that the cosmic manifestation visible to the eyes of the

conditioned soul is caused by the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead,
through the exertion of His specific energies, although in the conclusion of
