56 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
SYNONYMS
visnu-saktih—the potency of Lord Visnu; pard—spiritual; prokta—it is said;
ksetra-jfia-akhya—the potency known as ksetrajfia; tathd—as well as; para—
spiritual; avidya—ignorance; karma—fruitive activities; sarmjid—known as;
anyd—other; trtiya—third; saktih—potency; isyate—known thus.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘Originally, Krsna’s energy is spiritual, and the energy known as the living
entity is also spiritual. However, there is another energy, called illusion, which
consists of fruitive activity. That is the Lord’s third potency.’
PURPORT
For a further explanation of this verse, refer to the Adi-lila, Chapter Seven, verse
119.
TEXT 113
TSU ACSA BIBIATAB ate |
ABAG FAIS AND STIS |
SAS SAT CU] AWAFD AWAWS | 950 I
saktayah sarva-bhavanam
acintya-jfidna-gocarah
yato ‘to brahmanas tds tu
sargadya bhava-saktayah
bhavanti tapatam srestha
pavakasya yathosnata
SYNONYMS
saktayah —energies; sarva-bhavanam—of all types of creation; acintya—incon-
ceivable; jfidna-gocarah —by the range of man’s knowledge; yatah—from whom;
atah—therefore; brahmanah—from the Absolute Truth; tah—those; tu—but;
sarga-adyah —bringing about creation, maintenance and annihilation; bhava-sak-
tayah—the creative energies; bhavanti—are; tapatam—of all the ascetics;
srestha—O chief; pavakasya—of fire; yatha—as; usnata—heat.
TRANSLATION
‘All the creative energies, which are inconceivable to a common man, ex-
ist in the Supreme Absolute Truth. These inconceivable energies act in the
process of creation, maintenance and annihilation. O chief of the ascetics, just
