CC Madhya 20.260 (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 20.259 - Madhya-līlā 20.261

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 260

jaḍa haite sṛṣṭi nahe īśvara-śakti vine

tāhātei saṅkarṣaṇa kare śaktira ādhāne

SYNONYMS

jaḍa haite—from the dull material energy; sṛṣṭi nahe—the cosmic manifestation is not possible; īśvara-śakti vine—without the help of the energy of the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead; tāhātei—in the material energy; saṅkarṣaṇa—Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa; kare—does; śaktira—of the spiritual energy; ādhāne—empowering.

TRANSLATION

"Without the Supreme Personality of Godhead's energy, dull matter cannot create the cosmic manifestation. Its power does not arise from the material energy itself but is endowed by Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Madhya-līlā 20.259 - Madhya-līlā 20.261