CC Madhya 25.50
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
TEXT 50
- 'mīmāṁsaka’ kahe,—'īśvara haya karmera aṅga'
- 'sāṅkhya' kahe,—'jagatera prakṛti kāraṇa-prasaṅga'
SYNONYMS
mīmāṁsaka — the Mīmāṁsaka philosophers; kahe — say; īśvara — the Supreme Lord; haya — is; karmera aṅga — subject to fruitive activities; sāṅkhya kahe — the atheistic Sāṅkhya philosophers say; jagatera — of the cosmic manifestation; prakṛti — nature; kāraṇa — the cause; prasaṅga — thesis.
TRANSLATION
"The Mīmāṁsaka philosophers conclude that if there is a God, He is subject to our fruitive activities. Similarly, the Sāṅkhya philosophers, who analyze the cosmic manifestation, say that the cause of the cosmos is material nature.