CC Madhya 20.260
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 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.