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

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.68.37). When the Kauravas
flattered Baladeva so that He would become their ally and spoke ill of Sri Krsna,
Lord Baladeva was angry and spoke this verse.

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nijamsa-kalaya krsna tamo-guna angikari’
samhdrarthe mayd-sarige rudra-rupa dhari

SYNONYMS
nija-amsa—of His personal plenary expansion; kalaya—by an expansion known
as kala; krsna—Lord Krsna; tamah-guna—the material mode of darkness;
angikari’—accepting; samhdra-arthe—for the purpose of dissolution; mdayd-
sarige —in association with the external energy; rudra-rdpa—the form of Rudra;
dhari—assumes.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, expands a portion of His
plenary portion and, accepting the association of the material mode of ig-
norance, assumes the form of Rudra to dissolve the cosmic manifestation.

PURPORT

This is a description of the Rudra form, which is another expansion of Krsna.
Only visnu-mdrtis are expansions of Krsna’s personal and plenary portions. Maha-
Visnu, who lies on the Causal Ocean, is an expansion of Sankarsana. When
Garbhodakasayi Visnu accepts the material modes of nature for the purpose of
dissolving the cosmic manifestation, His form is called Rudra. As already ex-
plained, Lord Visnu is the controller of maya. How, then, can He associate with
maya? The conclusion is that the incarnation of Lord Siva or Lord Brahma indicates
the absence of the supreme power of Visnu. When the supreme power is not
there, it is possible to associate with mayd, the external energy. Lord Brahma and
Lord Siva are to be considered creations of mayé.

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