Text 65] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 145

TEXT 65

Trericacet oes athe frersorata |
Soul anifa Men shee ser wTTETA NM we |

lilavese prabhura nahi nijanusandhana
icchd jani ‘ila sakti’ kare samadhana

SYNONYMS

lila-4vese—in the ecstasy of transcendental pastimes; prabhura—of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nahi—there was not; nija-anusandhana—understanding
about His personal self; icchd jani—knowing His desire; [ila sakti—the potency
known as /ild-sakti; kare—does; samadhana—all arrangements.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, the Personality of Godhead forgot Himself in the course of His tran-
scendental pastimes, but His internal potency [lila-Sakti], knowing the inten-
tions of the Lord, made all arrangements.

PURPORT
It is stated in the Upanisads:

pardsya saktir vividhaiva srdayate
svabhaviki jhdna-bala-kriya ca

“The Supreme Lord has multi-potencies which act so perfectly that all con-
sciousness, strength and activity are being directed solely by His will.”
{Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8)

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His mystic power in presenting Himself
simultaneously in each and every sankirtana group. Most people thought that He
was one, but some saw that He was many. The internal devotees could under-
stand that the Lord, although one, was exhibiting Himself as many in the different
sankirtana groups. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced, He forgot Himself and
was simply absorbed in ecstatic bliss. However, His internal potency arranged
everything perfectly. This is the difference between the internal and external
potency. In the material world, the external potency (material energy) can act
only after one endeavors at great length, but when the Supreme Lord desires,
everything is performed automatically by the internal potency. By His will, things
happen so nicely and perfectly that they appear to be carried out automatically.
Sometimes the activities of the internal potency are exhibited in the material
