CC Madhya 20.266
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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
TEXT 266
- jagṛhe pauruṣaṁ rūpaṁ
- bhagavān mahad-ādibhiḥ
- sambhūtaṁ ṣoḍaśa-kalam
- ādau loka-sisṛkṣayā
SYNONYMS
jagṛhe—accepted; pauruṣam rūpam—the form of the puruṣa incarnation; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahat-ādibhiḥ—with the material energy, etc.; sambhūtam—created; ṣoḍaśa—sixteen; kalam—elements; ādau—in the beginning; loka—of the material worlds; sisṛkṣayā—with a desire for the creation.
TRANSLATION
“‘In the beginning of the creation, the Lord expanded Himself in the form of the puruṣa incarnation, accompanied by all the ingredients of material creation. First He created the sixteen principal energies suitable for creation. This was for the purpose of manifesting the material universes.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.3.1). For an explanation, refer to Adi-līlā, Chapter Five, verse 84.