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 CES WI SCA ANTS Vaya |
Saw AY Stee SoA OATH ti ve |
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 SHS Sea AACS fara |
ATH CRCS OCH GCA SHIM Sel YY H
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
