CC Madhya 20.257 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Madhya-līlā 20.256 - Madhya-līlā 20.258

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 257

yadyapi asṛjya nitya cic-chakti-vilāsa

tathāpi saṅkarṣaṇa-icchāya tāhāra prakāśa

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; asṛjya—there is no question of creation; nitya—eternal; cit-śakti-vilāsa—pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy; tathāpi—still; saṅkarṣaṇa-icchāya—by the will of Saṅkarṣaṇa; tāhāra—of the spiritual world; prakāśa—manifestation.

TRANSLATION

“Although there is no question of creation as far as the spiritual world is concerned, the spiritual world is nonetheless manifested by the supreme will of Saṅkarṣaṇa. The spiritual world is the abode of the pastimes of the eternal spiritual energy.

Madhya-līlā 20.256 - Madhya-līlā 20.258