152 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
PURPORT
According to Bhagavad-gita:
mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhatah sandtanah
manah sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati
“The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due
to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which in-
clude the mind.” (Bg. 15.7)

The word prakrti-sparsana is explained in Caitanya-caritamrta in reference to
the way the living entities come in contact with dull matter. The glancing is per-
formed by Maha-Visnu: sa aiksata lokan nu srja iti (Aitareya Upanisad 1.1.1). In
the conditional stage we impregnate according to the bodily conception —that is,
by sexual intercourse —but the Supreme Lord does not need sexual intercourse to
impregnate. The impregnation is performed simply by His glance. This is also ex-
plained in Brahma-samhitd (5.32):

angani yasya sakalendriya-vrttimanti
pasyanti panti kalayanti cirarh jaganti
dnanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
govindam dadi-purusamn tam aharn bhajami
Govinda can impregnate simply by glancing. In other words, His eyes can work as
His genitals. He does not need genitals to beget a child. Indeed, Krsna can beget
any one of the living entities with any part of His body.

The word svdnga-visesabhdasa-rdpe, the form by which the Lord begets living
entities in the material world, is explained herein. He is Lord Siva. In Brahma-
sarmhita it is stated that Lord Siva, who is another form of Maha-Visnu, is like
yogurt. Yogurt is nothing but milk, yet it is not milk. Similarly, Lord Siva is con-
sidered the father of this universe, and material nature is considered the mother.
The father and mother are known as Lord Siva and the goddess Durga. Together,
Lord Siva’s genitals and the vagina of goddess Durga are worshiped as Siva-linga.
This is the origin of the material creation. Thus Lord Siva's position is between the
living entity and the Supreme Lord. Lord Siva is neither the Supreme Personality of
Godhead nor the living entity. He is the form through which the Supreme Lord
works to beget living entities within this material world. As yogurt is prepared
when milk is mixed with a culture, the form of Lord Siva expands when the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is in touch with material nature. The impregna-
tion of material nature by the father, Lord Siva, is wonderful because at one time
