140 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

TEXT 253
Sogou se—Bosiy wsS1 |
Brarifsziaia agg OfUtsl t eo i

iccha-sakti-pradhana krsna—icchaya sarva-karta
jfiana-sakti-pradhana vasudeva adhisthata

SYNONYMS
iccha-sakti—of willpower; pradhana—predominator; krsna—Lord Krsna; ic-
chaya—simply by willing; sarva-karta—the creator of everything; jfdna-sakti-
pradhana—the predominator of the power of knowledge; vadsudeva—Lord
Vasudeva; adhisthata —reservoir.

TRANSLATION

“The predominator of the willing potency is Lord Krsna, for by His supreme
will everything comes into existence. In willing, there is a need for knowl-
edge, and that knowledge is expressed through Vasudeva.

TEXT 254
Bog|-wla-feal faa a an eA |
foraa feanties cafe’ erx-a5a li 2¢8 II

iccha-jhana-kriyd vind na haya srjana
tinera tina-sakti meli’ prapafica-racana

SYNONYMS
iccha-jfiana-kriya —thinking, feeling, willing, knowledge and activity; vind—
without; na—not; haya—there is; srjana—creation; tinera—of the three; tina-
sakti—three potencies; meli’—being amalgamated; praparica-racana—there is
the cosmic manifestation.

TRANSLATION

“There is no possibility of creation without thinking, feeling, willing,
knowledge and activity. The combination of the supreme will, knowledge and
action brings about the cosmic manifestation.

TEXT 255

fooarifeoinia nSAe AATF |
CNSSNBS-VB scaa fate n geet
