294 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6

Supreme Personality of Godhead; jagat-rdpe—in the form of the cosmic
manifestation; parinata—transformed.

TRANSLATION

“The Vedanta-sitra aims at establishing that the cosmic manifestation has
come into being by the transformation of the inconceivable potency of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

For a further explanation of parinama-vada, refer to Adi-lila, Seventh Chapter,
verses 121-133.
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mani yaiche avikrte prasabe hema-bhara
jagad-rdpa haya isvara, tabu avikara

SYNONYMS

mani—the touchstone; yaiche—just as; avikrte—without being transformed;
prasabe—produces; hema-bhdra—volumes of gold; jagat-rijpa—the cosmic
manifestation; haya—becomes; isvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
tabu —still; avikara—unchanged.

TRANSLATION

“The touchstone, after touching iron, produces volumes of gold without
being changed. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests
Himself as the cosmic manifestation by His inconceivable potency, yet He
remains unchanged in His eternal, transcendental form.

PURPORT

According to the commentary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the
purpose of the janmddy asya verse in the Vedanta-sdtra is to establish that the
cosmic manifestation is the result of the transformation of the potencies of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord is the master of innumerable
eternal energies, which are unlimited. Sometimes these energies are manifested,
and sometimes they are not. In any case, all energies are under His control;
therefore He is the original energetic, the abode of all energies. A common brain
in the conditioned state cannot conceive of how these inconceivable energies
