CC Madhya 20.312 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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 312
- śivaḥ śakti-yuktaḥ śaśvat
- triliṅgo guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ
- vaikārikas taijasaś ca
- tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tridhā
SYNONYMS
śivaḥ—Lord Śiva; śakti-yuktaḥ—associated with material nature; śaśvat—eternally; tri-liṅgaḥ—in three features; guṇa-saṁvṛtaḥ—covered by the modes of nature; vaikārikaḥ—one is called vaikārika; taijasaḥ ca—another is called taijasa; tāmasaḥ ca—as well as tāmasa; iti—thus; aham—egotism; tri-dhā—three kinds.
TRANSLATION
" 'The truth about Lord Śiva is that he is always covered with three material coverings-vaikārika, taijasa and tāmasa. Because of these three modes of material nature, he always associates with the external energy and egotism itself.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.88.3).