CC Madhya 6.170 (1975)
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 170
- ‘pariṇāma-vāda’—vyāsa-sūtrera sammata
- acintya-śakti īśvara jagad-rūpe pariṇata
SYNONYMS
pariṇāma-vāda—the theory of transformation; vyāsa-sūtrera—of the Vedānta-sūtra; sammata—purpose; acintya-śakti—inconceivable power; īśvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jagat-rūpe—in the form of the cosmic manifestation; pariṇata—transformed.
TRANSLATION
“The Vedānta-sūtra aims at establishing that the cosmic manifestation has come into being by the transformation of the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
For a further explanation of pariṇāma-vāda, refer to Adi-līlā, Seventh Chapter, verses 121-133.