146 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
SYNONYMS
sei mayd—that material energy; avalokite—just to glance over; Sri-sankar-
sana—Sankarsana; purusa-rdpe—in the original form of Maha-Visnu; avatirna—
incarnated; ha-ila—became; prathama—at first.
TRANSLATION
“To glance over that material energy and empower her, Lord Sankarsana
first incarnates as Lord Maha-Visnu.
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jagrhe paurusani rapam
bhagavan mahad-adibhih
sambhitarm sodasa-kalam
adau loka-sisrksaya
SYNONYMS
jagrhe—accepted; paurusam ripam—the form of the purusa incarnation;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahat-adibhih—with the ma-
terial energy, etc.; sambhGtam—created; sodasa—sixteen; kalam—elements;
adau —in the beginning; loka—of the material worlds; sisrksaya—with a desire for
the creation.
TRANSLATION
‘In the beginning of the creation, the Lord expanded Himself in the form
of the purusa incarnation, accompanied by all the ingredients of material
creation. First He created the sixteen principal energies suitable for creation.
This was for the purpose of manifesting the material universes.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.1). For an explanation, refer to
Adi-lila, Chapter Five, verse 84.
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