CC Madhya 20.271 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 271
- māyāra ye dui vṛtti—‘māyā’ āra ‘pradhāna’
- ‘māyā’ nimitta-hetu, viśvera upādāna ‘pradhāna’
SYNONYMS
māyāra—of the material nature; ye—which; dui—two; vṛtti—functions; māyā—called māyā; āra—and; pradhāna—ingredients; māyā—the word māyā; nimitta-hetu—the efficient cause; viśvera—of the material universe; upādāna—ingredients; pradhāna—is called pradhāna.
TRANSLATION
“Māyā has two functions. One is called māyā, and the other is called pradhāna. Māyā refers to the efficient cause, and pradhāna refers to the ingredients that create the cosmic manifestation.
PURPORT
For a further explanation, see Adi-līlā, Chapter Five, verse 58.