148 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
worlds. As Karanabdhisayi Visnu, He is the original cause of the material
creation.
TEXT 269
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karanabdhi-pare mdaydra nitya avasthiti
virajara pare paravyome nahi gati
SYNONYMS
karana-abdhi-pare—on one bank of the Causal Ocean; mayara—of the ma-
terial energy; nitya—eternal; avasthiti—position; virajara pare—on the other bank
of the Viraja, or the Causal Ocean; para-vyome—in the spiritual world or sky;
nahi—there is not; gati—admission.
TRANSLATION
“The Viraja, or Causal Ocean, is the border between the spiritual and ma-
terial worlds. The material energy is situated on one shore of that ocean, and it
cannot enter onto the other shore, which is the spiritual sky.
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pravartate yatra rajas tamas tayoh
sattvam ca misrarh na ca kala-vikramah
na yatra maya kim utapare harer
anuvrata yatra surasurarcitah
SYNONYMS
pravartate—exists; yatra—where; rajah—the mode of passion; tamah—the
mode of ignorance; tayoh—of both of them; sattvam ca—and the mode of good-
ness; misram—mixture; na—not; ca—also; kala-vikramah—the influence of time
or annihilation; na—not; yatra—where; mayad—external energy; kim—what;
uta—to speak; apare—others; hareh—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
