280 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6
SYNONYMS
sat-aisvarya-pirna—with six opulences in full; ananda—blissful; vigraha—
form; yanhdra—whose; hena-bhagavane—unto that Supreme Personality of
Godhead; tumi—you; kaha—said; nirékara—without any form.
TRANSLATION
“Are you describing as formless that Supreme Personality of Godhead
whose transcendental form is complete with six transcendental opulences?
PURPORT
If the Supreme Personality of Godhead is formless, how can He be said to walk
very fast and accept everything offered to Him? Rejecting the direct meaning of
the Vedic mantras, the Mayavadi philosophers interpret them and try to establish
the Absolute Truth as formless. Actually, the Supreme Lord has an eternal, per-
sonal form, full of all opulence. The Mayavadi philosophers try to interpret the Ab-
solute Truth as being without potency. However, in the Svetasvatara Upanisad it is
clearly said, pardsya saktir vividhaiva srayate: “The Absolute Truth has multi-
potencies.” Set Up. 6.8)
TEXT 153
astfas fon mife ae acm Ba |
‘famifee’ of Sica Fae faepy ? seo |
svabhavika tina sakti yei brahme haya
‘nibsaktika’ kari’ tanire karaha niscaya?
SYNONYMS
svabhavika—by nature; tina—three; sakti—potencies; yei—which; brahme—
in the Absolute Truth; haya—there are; nihsaktika—without potency; kari’—
making; tahre—Him; karaha—you do; niscaya—ascertainment.
TRANSLATION
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three primary potencies. Are
you trying to ascertain that He has no potencies?
PURPORT
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu now quotes four verses from the Visnu Purana
(6.7.61-63 and 1.12.69) to explain the different potencies of the Lord.
