CC Madhya 20.310

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

CC Madhya 20.309

CC Madhya 20.311

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 310

kṣīraṁ yathā dadhi vikāra-viśeṣa-yogāt
sañjāyate na tu tataḥ pṛthag asti hetoḥ
yaḥ śambhutām api tathā samupaiti kāryād
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

SYNONYMS

kṣīram—milk; yathā—as; dadhi—yogurt; vikāra-viśeṣa—with a special transforming agent; yogāt—by mixing; sañjāyate—is transformed into; na—not; tu—but; tataḥ—from the milk; pṛthak—separated; asti—is; hetoḥ—which is the cause; yaḥ—who; śambhutām—the nature of Lord Śiva; api—even though; tathā—as; samupaiti—accepts; kāryāt—for the matter of some particular business; govindam—unto Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—I; bhajāmi—offer my respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

“‘Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually it is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Śiva [Śambhu] for the special purpose of material transactions. I offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38).