CC Madhya 20.290

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

Madhya-līlā 20.289 - Madhya-līlā 20.291

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 290

‘rudra’-rūpa dhari kare jagat saṁhāra

sṛṣṭi, sthiti, pralaya haya icchāya yāṅhāra

SYNONYMS

rudra-rūpa dhari — accepting the form of Lord Śiva; kare — performs; jagat saṁhāra — dissolution of the universal creation; sṛṣṭi — creation; sthiti — maintenance; pralaya — and dissolution; haya — take place; icchāya — by the will; yāṅhāra — of whom.

TRANSLATION

“The Supreme Lord in His form of Rudra [Lord Śiva] brings about the dissolution of this material creation. In other words, only by His will are there creation, maintenance and dissolution of the whole cosmic manifestation.

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