532 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

Lord Visnu, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Sri
Advaita, as the material cause, creates the material world.

TEXT 18
ROH ARG Tica, “eet — Brae |
FE ELS FH ACS Sate THA i Sv

yadyapi sankhya mane, ‘pradhdna’——karana
jada ha-ite kabhu nahe jagat-sfjana

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; sankhya—Sarikhya philosophy; mane—accepts; pradhana—
ingredients; karana—cause; jada ha-ite—from matter; Rabhu—at any time; nahe—there
is not; jagat-srjana—the creation of the material world.

TRANSLATION

Although the Sankhya philosophy accepts that the material ingredients are the
cause, the creation of the world never arises from dead matter.

TEXT 19

fare VBA cig HOICA ANTE |
PACA MCS Sea aca G ferdicel u dd

nija spsti-Sakti prabhu saficadre pradhane
igvarera Saktye tabe haye ta’ nirmdane

SYNONYMS

nija—own,; spsti-sakti-power for creation; prabhu—the Lord; saficadre—infuses;
pradhdne—in the ingredients; f§varera Saktye—by the power of the Lord; tabe— then;
haye—there is; ta’—certainly; nirmdne—the beginning of creation.

TRANSLATION

The Lord infuses the material ingredients with His own creative potency. Then,
‘by the power of the Lord, creation takes place.

TEXT 20

SRSA BCA Aaeaeise |
BEAT GLUS KCHA YA BAA We
