CC Adi 5.64 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

Ādi-līlā 5.63 - Ādi-līlā 5.65

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.

Ādi-līlā 5.63 - Ādi-līlā 5.65