252 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 21

Visnu maintains all the affairs of material nature. Thus the supreme controller
of the three modes of material nature is Lord Visnu.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.6.32).

TEXT 38

OAD, Welacra wa we ais |
Sitestae for Ywatqots t or i

e samanya, tryadhisvarera suna artha ara
jagat-karana tina purusavatara

SYNONYMS

e samanya—this is a general description; tri-adhisvarera—of the master of the
three worlds; suna—please hear; artha—meaning; dra—another; jagat-karana—
the cause of the material creation; tina—three; purusa-avatara—purusa incarna-
tions of Visnu.

TRANSLATION

“This is only a general description. Please try to understand another
meaning of tryadhisa. The three purusa incarnations of Visnu are the original
cause of the material creation.

TEXT 39
aatfags, AmatS, PATE AAA |
OF fer—ga-yea-Ae- ASA | ed I

mahda-visnu, padmanabha, ksirodaka-svami
ei tina—sthdla-stiksma-sarva-antaryami

SYNONYMS

maha-visnu—Maha-Visnu; = padmanabha—Padmanabha = (Garbhodakaéayi
Visnu); ksira-udaka-svami—Ksirodakasayi Visnu; ei tina—all these three; sthila-
stksma—gross and subtle; sarva—of all; antaryami—the Supersoul.

TRANSLATION

““Maha-Visnu, Padmanabha and Ksirodakasayi Visnu are the Supersouls of
all subtle and gross existences.
