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

Visnu cannot be transformed into any form of material energy. Whenever there is
association with m4yd, the personality involved must be different from Lord
Visnu. Therefore Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are called guna-avataras, for they
associate with the material qualities. The conclusion is that Rudra is a transforma-
tion of Visnu, but he is not exactly Lord Visnu. Therefore, he does not come with-
in the category of the visnu-tattvas. Thus he is inconceivably one with Visnu and
different from Him. The example given in this verse is very clear. Milk is compared
to Visnu. As soon as milk touches a sour substance, it becomes yogurt, or Lord
Siva. Although yogurt is constitutionally milk it cannot be used in place of milk.

TEXT 310

Blas aati whe foatafacaacarats
ALGTAS AY SS Aaafs cecwis |
a Boalt Sa Ayafs sritq
crtfamatinteay SASs Satfy | or

ksiram yatha dadhi vikara-visesa-yogat
safijayate na tu tatah prthag asti hetoh

yah sambhutadm api tatha samupaiti karyad
govindam adi-purusarh tam aharn bhajami

SYNONYMS

ksiram—milk; yathad—as; dadhi—yogurt; vikdra-visesa—with a special
transforming agent; yogat—by mixing; safijayate—is transformed into; na—not;
tu—but; tatah—from the milk; prthak—separated; asti—is; hetoh—which is the
cause; yah—who; sambhutém—the nature of Lord Siva; api—even though;
tatha—as; samupaiti—accepts; karyat—from the matter of some particular busi-
ness; govindam—unto Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ddi-
purusam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—t; bhajémi—offer my
respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

“ “Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually
it is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Siva [Sambhul for the special
purpose of material transactions. | offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhitd (5.45).
