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
O AAD, Weicaa wa el Sis |
Siteeitad fsa Ywatqwots i 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
aaifags, rete, WIA SaATA |
Ge feA—Fa-WER-ACGSAA | 5 |
mahda-visnu, padmanabha, ksirodaka-svami
ei tina—sthGla-suksma-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.
