CC Adi 5.64

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 64

kṛṣṇa—kartā, māyā tāṅra karena sahāya

ghaṭera kāraṇa—cakra-daṇḍādi upāya

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kartā—the creator; māyā—material energy; tāṅra—His; karena—does; sahāya—assistance; ghaṭera kāraṇa—the cause of the earthen pot; cakra-daṇḍa-ādi—the wheel, the rod, and so on; upāya—instruments.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa is the creator, and māyā only helps Him as an instrument, just like the potter’s wheel and other instruments, which are the instrumental causes of a pot.

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