144 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
SYNONYMS
isvarera saktye —by the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; srsti—
creation; karaye—does; prakrti—material energy; lauha—iron; yena—as; agni-
saktye—by the power of fire; paya—gets; daha-sakti—the power to burn.
TRANSLATION
“Dull matter alone cannot create anything. The material energy produces
the creation by the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Iron itself
has no power to burn, but when iron is placed in fire, it is empowered to burn.
TEXT 262
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ata TRH YHA aetaAT
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etau hi visvasya ca bija-yoni
ramo mukundah purusah pradhanam
anviya bhutesu vilaksanasya
jfidnasya cesata imau puranau
SYNONYMS
etau —these two, namely Rama and Krsna; hi—certainly; visvasya—of the uni-
verse; ca—and; bija-yoni—both the cause and ingredient; ramah—Balarama;
mukundah—kKrsna; purusah —the original Maha-Visnu; pradhanam—material en-
ergy; anviya—after entering; bhutesu—into the material elements; vilak-
sanasya—of varieties of manifestation; jfianasya—of knowledge; ca—also;
isdte —are the controlling power; imau—both of Them; purdnau —are the original
cause.
TRANSLATION
‘Balarama and Krsna are the original efficient and material causes of the
material world. As Maha-Visnu and the material energy, They enter into the
material elements and create the diversities by multi-energies. Thus They are
the cause of all causes.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.46.31).
